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coded Meaning & Definition

/ˈkəʊ.dəd/

What Does Coded Mean?

As an adjective, coded means Encoded; written in code or cipher. It is also used to mean Obfuscated with indirect language. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of code. As a verb, it means To write software programs.

Coded in Brief

Part of speechadjective, verb
Pronunciation//ˈkəʊ.dəd//
Syllables1
Comparative / superlativemore coded, most coded

Coded Definition (Adjective)

  1. Encoded; written in code or cipher.
  2. Obfuscated with indirect language.
  3. Portrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait.

    The character comes across as being female-coded.

  4. Like; resembling or having the characteristics of.

    That is so me-coded fr.

Coded as a Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of code

Verb

  1. To write software programs.

    I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.

  2. To add codes to a dataset.
  3. To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
  4. To encode.

    We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.

  5. To encode a protein.
  6. To call a hospital emergency code.

    coding in the CT scanner

Verb

  1. Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.

Synonyms of Coded

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Antonyms of Coded

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Coded in a Sentence

The character comes across as being female-coded.

This character is coded as autistic.

That is so me-coded fr.

Bro has been acting kind of NPC-coded lately.

2015-coded

I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.

We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.

coding in the CT scanner

Word Forms & Grammar

coded (comparative more coded, superlative most coded)

coded

Words That Rhyme With Coded

Coded Pronunciation

The standard pronunciation of coded is //ˈkəʊ.dəd//, spoken in 1 syllable.

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