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Definition of Code

Code
Code Code (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. ``The Code' --Wharton. 2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. --Abbot.

Meaning of Code from wikipedia

- In communications and information processing, code is a system of rules to convert information—such as a letter, word, sound, image, or gesture—into another...
- CODE may refer to: Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit foundation CODE University of Applied Sciences, a university in Berlin Confederation of Democracy...
- A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen...
- A QR code, quick-response code, is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented in 1994 by Masahiro Hara of ****anese company Denso Wave for labelling...
- Morse code is a telecommunications method which encodes text characters as standardized sequences of two different signal durations, called dots and dashes...
- No Code is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996, through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for...
- A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of...
- Look up Code, code, or codé in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another object or action, not...
- Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is...
- Airport code may refer to: International Air Transport ****ociation airport code, a three-letter code which is used in p****enger reservation, ticketing...