codes Meaning & Definition
What Does Codes Mean?
Codes is used as a noun meaning plural of code. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of code. As a verb, it means To write software programs.
Codes in Brief
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //kəʊdz// |
| Syllables | 1 |
Codes Definition (Noun)
- plural of code
Codes as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of code
Noun
- A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.
- 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.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
- Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
I wrote some code to reformat text documents.
- (scientific programming) A program.
- A particular lect or language variety.
- An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
Verb
- To write software programs.
I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.
- To add codes to a dataset.
- To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
- To encode.
We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.
- To encode a protein.
- To call a hospital emergency code.
coding in the CT scanner
Verb
- Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
Synonyms of Codes
The source does not list synonyms for this entry.
Codes synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Codes
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Codes in a Sentence
This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.
The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
I wrote some code to reformat text documents.
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
codes
Words That Rhyme With Codes
Codes Pronunciation
Codes is pronounced //kəʊdz// and has 1 syllable.