code of conduct code of behavior | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
code | a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy |
access access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
area code | a number usually of digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada |
bar code Universal Product Code | code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser, printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information |
color code | system using colors to designate classifications |
cipher cypher cryptograph secret code | a secret method of writing |
Morse Morse code international Morse code | a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) |
ZIP code ZIP postcode postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
code computer code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
binary code | code using a string of binary digits to represent characters |
error correction code ECC | (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors |
machine code machine language | a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation |
object code | the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer |
operation code order code | the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed, the set of operations in a computer |
source code | program instructions written as an ASCII text file, must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution |
Roman law Justinian code civil law jus civile | the legal code of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian, the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
logic bomb slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
ethic ethical code | a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct |
code codification | a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) |
legal code | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation, a code of laws |
penal code | the legal code governing crimes and their punishment |
United States Code U. S. Code | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives |
building code | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
dress code | a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) |
fire code | set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc |
sanitary code health code | set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc |
Highway Code | the code of rules governing the use of public roads |
code flag nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
genetic code | the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells |
triplet code | the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid |
code encipher cipher cypher encrypt inscribe write in code | convert ordinary language into code, We should encode the message for security reasons |
code | attach a code to, Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later |