κωδικός — meaning in English

English meaning

• code noun Instructions written in a programming language that a computer can run.
• password noun A secret word or string of characters used to prove identity and gain access to a place, system, or account.

Senses

κωδικός is used for these senses in English:

• code A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
• password (military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
• password (computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word#Noun but nowadays often an alphanumeric#Adjective string or a phrase#Noun.

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.

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