code

1. A set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) (synset 106680062)
   is a type of: black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
   subtypes:

   • bushido - traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living
   • legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
   • building code - set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings
   • dress code - a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)
   • fire code - set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc
   • omerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities
   • health code, sanitary code - set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc
   • highway code - the code of rules governing the use of public roads
   same as: codification
2. A coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy (synset 106365341)
   is a type of: coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
   subtypes:

   • access, access code - a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)
   • area code - a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
   • bar code, universal product code - code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information
   • color code - system using colors to designate classifications
   • cipher, cryptograph, cypher, secret code - a secret method of writing
   • international morse code, morse, morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
   • postal code, postcode, zip, zip code - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
3. (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions (synset 106367301)
   referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
   is a type of: coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
   subtypes:

   • address, computer address, reference - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
   • american standard code for information interchange, ascii - (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
   • binary code - code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters
   • ecc, error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
   • firmware, microcode - (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
   • machine code, machine language - a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
   • object code - the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer
   • operation code, order code - the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer
   • computer software, package, software, software package, software program, software system - (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
   • command, instruction, program line, statement - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
   same as: computer code

1. Attach a code to (synset 201592644)
   "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"
   is a type of: label, mark, tag - attach a tag or label to
2. Convert ordinary language into code (synset 200996121)
   "We should encode the message for security reasons"
   is a type of: encode - convert information into code
   same as: cipher, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code

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