as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of code
Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
The gold-standard protocol for error correction is called the surface code.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Kids learn to code, make movies, build robots and more.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Such proselytizing violates the Constitution and military codes of a pluralistic nation, Weinstein told me in a Zoom call during which he was interrupted by two calls threatening him and his family and one from a service member needing legal advice.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
The gold-standard protocol for error correction is called the surface code.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Improper installation and poor repairs Many home warranty policies exclude problems that result from improper installation, installation that’s not up to code and even issues caused by improper repairs.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Kids learn to code, make movies, build robots and more.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for code
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Critics, however, said the new law undermines democratic principles by replacing electoral legitimacy with presidential appointment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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One dichotomy that’s set up in the book is between the language of poetry and the language of law.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The real challenge from AI will likely emerge in the weeks and months ahead as firms cipher through Judge Mehta’s enforcement of behavioral requirements.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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An Enigma ciphering machine that was donated to the museum by telecommunications company SIRTI.Photo: Cantalupi, Pavia One of the artifacts from SIRTI collection was a German ciphering machine used in World War II, an Enigma, Savini says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Feb. 2020
Noun
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Florida won't enforce a plank of its constitution barring public funds from going to religious institutions, Attorney General James Uthmeier stated Thursday.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Once on the ballot, a simple majority in the November elections would make the effort pass and amend the state’s constitution to put it into place.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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One solution is to encode information into logical qubits that can detect and handle such errors.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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These particles would encode the bits of a unique serial number.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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In other words: not end-to-end encrypted, but far from an open book.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Community College of Beaver County is under a cyberattack, with unknown bad actors encrypting all college data and demanding ransom payments to lift it.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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