as in law
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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Tess Riski
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
What researchers discovered inside iOS apps Security researchers at Cybernews, a cybersecurity research firm, analyzed the code of more than 156,000 iPhone apps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Over 98% of Grab’s engineers now use AI to code, which accelerates their development cycles.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Ortiz, who did not respond to a request for comment, had been ensnared in some controversy during his time in City Hall specifically related to Carollo and code enforcement.
—Tess Riski
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
What researchers discovered inside iOS apps Security researchers at Cybernews, a cybersecurity research firm, analyzed the code of more than 156,000 iPhone apps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
For example, a doctor’s office may mistakenly code the lab work required for PrEP as a diagnostic test instead of preventive care.
—Zach Dyer, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Over 98% of Grab’s engineers now use AI to code, which accelerates their development cycles.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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The move comes as nine local district attorneys launched a coalition this week to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The documents were disclosed as mandated by a law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidant and onetime girlfriend, Maxwell.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 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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These remnants, signals from an earlier phase of our human condition, have been endlessly ciphered by generations of archaeologists in the Bears Ears region (which is named for twin buttes near its center).—
STEPHEN NASH,
New York Times,
25 July 2017
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Betancourt became president through a coup in 1945, putting him in position to fulfill his goal of a democratic constitution.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This lawsuit argues that the Arkansas ban violates the state constitution and its guarantee that people have the right to equality, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Impressively, the researchers found that minute, transient voltage fluctuations in these segments encode precise velocity data.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the images encode all the dark matter between the far-off object and the telescope.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Jan. 2026
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In a way, the engineering behind Confer is profoundly simple: the private key is kept with the user, so after the data is encrypted at the point of departure, it can’t be viewed by any other party.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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This doesn’t typically apply to dedicated password manager extensions, which encrypt your data independently and don’t rely on browser storage.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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