coding Meaning & Definition
What Does Coding Mean?
As a noun, coding means The process of encoding or decoding. It can also mean An encoding. As a verb, it means present participle and gerund of code. As an adjective, it means Applied to vehicles when they are under number coding.
Coding at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //koʊdɪŋ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Plural | codings |
Coding Definition (Noun)
- The process of encoding or decoding.
- An encoding.
- The process of writing computer software code.
I spent all night on the coding, but the program was ready by morning.
- A method of communicating important medical information discreetly and quickly between medical professionals and responders.
- An alternative therapy used to treat addictions by convincing the patient (through hypnosis, placebos, etc.) that the substance will harm or kill them if they use it again.
- A 1-uniform morphism; an injective morphism; a morphism that maps letter to letter
- Ellipsis of number coding.
Coding as a Verb
- present participle and gerund of code
Coding as an Adjective
- Applied to vehicles when they are under number coding.
My car is coding today, so I cannot drive.
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 Coding
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Coding synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Coding
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Coding in a Sentence
I spent all night on the coding, but the program was ready by morning.
My car is coding today, so I cannot drive.
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
coding (countable and uncountable, plural codings)
coding
coding (not comparable)
Words That Rhyme With Coding
Origin of Coding
From code + -ing.
How Do You Say Coding?
Coding is pronounced //koʊdɪŋ// and has 1 syllable.