Meaning
A set of numbers, letters, or signs used to send a secret message or to open something. "Code" also means the instructions that make a computer work.
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Word origin
From Latin codex, a book of laws.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- codex
Grammar
Examples
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This code is a short set of numbers.
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"In code" means only some people can read it.
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Computer code tells a computer what to do.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 2: code, bury, corner and 7 more words.