code

/ˈkōd/

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin caudex, codex trunk of a tree, document formed originally from wooden tablets

noun

  1. a systematic statement of a body of law; especially : one given statutory force

  2. a system of principles or rules

  3. a system of signals or symbols for communication

verb

  1. to put in or into the form or symbols of a code

  2. to specify the genetic code

  3. to create or edit computer code

noun

  1. a designation having a coded and usually secret meaning