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a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of code
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Get lifetime access to PowerPresent for just $30 (MSRP $80) through May 31 with code SAVE25.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
In the past, peptides were generally believed to be fragments of larger proteins; this doctor’s work helped establish that our genes actually code for many small peptides directly, some of which could become targets or blueprints for new drugs.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887 was the first step in creating a uniform code that applied across the country and would eventually cover all modes of transport.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Get lifetime access to PowerPresent for just $30 (MSRP $80) through May 31 with code SAVE25.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Verb
Cacioppo—who taught herself to code from books before writing Vanta’s first prototype—now oversees roughly 1,000 employees.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
In the past, peptides were generally believed to be fragments of larger proteins; this doctor’s work helped establish that our genes actually code for many small peptides directly, some of which could become targets or blueprints for new drugs.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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Congress this week released a bipartisan framework that would establish the first broad federal approach to AI regulation while temporarily preempting many state laws.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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As the result of a state law passed in 2024, DEEP is required to coordinate with at least two other New England states on contracts to purchase nuclear power.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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An Enigma ciphering machine that was donated to the museum by telecommunications company SIRTI.Photo: Cantalupi, Pavia One of the artifacts from SIRTI collection was a German ciphering machine used in World War II, an Enigma, Savini says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Feb. 2020
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Boston, the lone plaintiff in the lawsuit, asserted that the measure violates the state and federal constitutions and targets Democratic strongholds under the guise of taking politics out of those elections.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Throughout the trial, defense attorneys maintained that the spending prosecutors labeled as embezzlement was transparent and in accordance with the union’s constitution.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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Teaching kids to think critically and have fun offline will be far better skills to encode in their brains for the rest of their lives than scrolling.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Scientists sequence a patient's tumor to identify up to 34 unique molecular fingerprints called neoantigens and encode them into a custom vaccine.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
1 June 2026
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Even the consumer-level codes that encrypt your online banking are so hard to break that every computer on the planet working together would need longer than the age of the universe to brute-force them apart.—
David M. Ewalt,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Most cloud computing services encrypt data in transit and at rest.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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