code — meaning in English

English meaning

• code noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
• language noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.

Senses

code is used for these senses in English:

• code 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.
• language (computing, countable) A computer language; a machine language.

code — full definition

1. noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
2. noun A system of symbols or signals used to represent information secretly or compactly.
3. noun A formal set of laws, rules, or principles governing a subject or group.
4. verb To write instructions for a computer program.

language — full definition

1. noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
2. noun The particular style, wording, or tone used in speech or writing.
3. noun A system of symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
4. noun Strong or offensive words; swearing.

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