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
Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The bracelets used by Wellstar and Piedmont Augusta have a QR (Quick Response) code that can be scanned with a smartphone or other digital device, giving medical staff access to a patient’s medical records.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Many wanted the city to prioritize improvements to code compliance and the city’s infrastructure.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
But updating the tax code to address a no-longer-relevant disparity, at the expense of an industry fighting for survival in the economy of 2026, is not reform.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
The bracelets used by Wellstar and Piedmont Augusta have a QR (Quick Response) code that can be scanned with a smartphone or other digital device, giving medical staff access to a patient’s medical records.
—Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
Later on, it will be integrated into Bluesky and other AT Protocol apps and eventually help people vibe-code their own social media apps, TechCrunch reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Many wanted the city to prioritize improvements to code compliance and the city’s infrastructure.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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Under Louisiana law, if no candidate clears the 50% threshold the top two finishers run again in a June 27 runoff.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Passed in the final days of session and signed into law by Lamont earlier this week, the bill was praised as a massive victory for the state’s labor community and has been strongly embraced by unions and workers advocacy groups.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 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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Much more likely is that the Virginia Democrats will have to try again in the next election cycle with another vote to amend the state constitution and another referendum to try to get voters to draw a more aggressive map.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Under current law the Legislature cannot, merely by passing a bill, grant to the attorney general prosecutorial authority that the Texas constitution expressly assigns to district attorneys.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 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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For example, the Royal Canadian Mint has encrypted codes on its coins that only specific scanners can read and verify.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
4 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 20 May. 2026.
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