Code : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Code	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Code
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
code n a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) Synonym(s): code, codification a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions Synonym(s): code, computer code v attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" Synonym(s): code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Code \Code\ (k[omac]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.] 1. 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. Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian is sometimes called, by way of eminence. [bd]The Code[b8] --Wharton. 2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals. {Code civil} [or] {Code Napoleon}, a code enacted in France in 1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and of property generally. --Abbot.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
code n. The stuff that software writers write, either in source form or after translation by a compiler or assembler. Often used in opposition to "data", which is the stuff that code operates on. This is a mass noun, as in "How much code does it take to do a {bubble sort}?", or "The code is loaded at the high end of RAM." Anyone referring to software as "the software codes" is probably a {newbie} or a {suit}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
code Instructions for a computer in some programming language, often {machine language}. The word "code" is often used to distinguish instructions from {data} (e.g. "The code is marked 'read-only'") whereas "{software}" is used in contrast with "{hardware}" and may consist of more than just code. (2000-04-08)