code

1. code (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.

Example: This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.

2. code (noun) — sense 2

Definition: 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.

Example: the mild and impartial spirit which pervades the Code compiled under Canute

3. code (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.

Example: The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.

4. code (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To write software programs.

Example: I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.

5. code (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To add codes to (a data set).

Example: The resulting citation collection was databased and coded for meaning, etymon, and date range (earliest and latest occurrence found).

6. code (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.