code
- noun1 system of letters, etc. for secret informationADJECTIVE▪ secret▪ MorseVERB + CODE▪ break, crack, decipher▪
The code was difficult to crack.
▪ use, write in▪ invent, make upCODE + NOUN▪ name, phrase, word▪ breakerPREPOSITION▪ in code▪All the messages were in code.
2 numbers/letters for identifying sthADJECTIVE▪ area (esp. AmE), dialling (BrE)▪What's the area code for Boston?
▪ post (usually postcode) (BrE), postal (BrE), zip (AmE)▪ bar, charge (BrE)▪ security▪ three-letter, four-digit, etc.▪ DNA, genetic▪ error (= on a computer)VERB + CODE▪ generateCODE + NOUN▪ number▪ generator3 computer languageADJECTIVE▪ binary (= a system of computer programming instructions), executable, HTML, source▪ maliciousVERB + CODE▪ execute▪ write▪ modify, rewrite4 set of rules for behavingADJECTIVE▪ strict▪ unwritten▪There is an unwritten code that says ‘Do not date your best friend's ex’.
▪ ethical, moral, professional▪ civil, criminal, disciplinary, penal, tax▪planned changes in the US tax code
▪ Highway▪the Highway Code (= the official rules for users of public roads in Britain)
▪ dressVERB + CODE▪ have▪ adopt, draw up, establish, formulate, lay down (esp. BrE)▪The company has drawn up a new disciplinary code.
▪ enforce▪ revise, simplify▪ comply with, follow▪ break, infringe (esp. BrE), violate▪The principal said I had violated the school's dress code.
PHRASES▪ a code of behaviour/behavior, a code of conduct▪ a code of ethics▪ a code of honour/honor▪ a code of practice▪The profession has a strict code of practice.
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