code

Meanings

• a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
• (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
• attach a code to
  • "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"
• convert ordinary language into code
  • "We should encode the message for security reasons"

Synonyms

cipher, codification, computer code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code