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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Recent Examples of code
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Metal placards installed near each piece feature a scannable QR code that reveals more about the artist.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Improper installation and poor repairs Many home warranty policies exclude problems that result from improper installation, installation that’s not up to code and even issues caused by improper repairs.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
It also is used in Builderbot, an internal agentic AI tool at Block that can write, review and deploy code.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Metal placards installed near each piece feature a scannable QR code that reveals more about the artist.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Verb
An agent can, in theory, be dispatched to code a complete software program, or to plan and book a vacation, or to generate a job listing and select among the people who answer it, without being directed to take each step in the process.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Improper installation and poor repairs Many home warranty policies exclude problems that result from improper installation, installation that’s not up to code and even issues caused by improper repairs.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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For example, a West Virginia law passed in early 2025 gives teachers more power to exclude disruptive students from their classrooms.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Rebecca Miller, the executive director of DC Preservation League, has spent 23 years at the organization, which sued to stop the golf course takeover and joined a coalition attempting to force the Kennedy Center to comply with preservation laws.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
9 May 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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For too long, Congress has not fulfilled its constitution obligation to check the power of the executive branch.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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North Korea has revised its constitution to define its territory as bordering South Korea and remove references to reunification, according to a draft of the text reviewed by Reuters, codifying leader Kim Jong Un’s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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With minor variations, everything uses the same sets of three DNA bases to encode the same 20 amino acids.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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The technique used to measure the singularities’ velocity could open the door to studying other tiny, fast phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology—or perhaps to find new ways to encode quantum information in materials, according to the researchers.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 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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While Musk wants the discussion to be over which encrypted messaging app is the best—XChat vs. Signal vs. WhatsApp—that’s the wrong comparison.—
Reece Rogers,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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