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noun

ˈkōd How to pronounce code (audio)
Definition of codenext
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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verb

as in to cipher

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Recent Examples of code
Noun
When Spock respectfully refuses to mind meld and remove the codes by force, Reeger points a phaser at Kirk and threatens to kill him. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Sol created fake identities and attempted to persuade real people to approve malicious code. — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
Shopify's e-commerce platform lets anyone build a digital shop and sell things without needing to code. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 For the better part of a decade, learning how to code was the main advice that every ambitious student might have heard. — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for code
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  1. law
  2. cipher
  3. constitution
  4. encode
  5. encrypt
Noun
  • Lyft also doesn’t fingerprint its drivers unless required by law and doesn’t provide adequate background checks, the lawsuit alleged.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The county, which is facing a structural deficit, has signaled a legal challenge to the new law, should Newsom sign it.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of law
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of cipher
Noun
  • The national union of SEIU has ultimate authority to resolve charges filed under its constitution and hired the New York labor law firm Cohen, Weiss and Simon to independently investigate the claims.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • To that point, NBA teams and owners are bound by the league’s constitution, a contract governing the relationship between the commissioner, the league, teams and owners.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of constitution
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  • AlphaGenome is designed to identify potential functions of non-coding DNA, which does not encode proteins but makes up the vast majority of the human genome.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Repetitions in the resulting patterns encode the modular form’s inherent symmetries.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of encode
Verb
  • Most VPNs hide your IP address and encrypt your connection, then leave you to discover a malicious site after the damage is done.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
  • To encrypt messages with RSA, someone just needs to know one of these numbers, which, like RSA-260, have only two prime factors; decryption requires knowing both specific primes.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of encrypt

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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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