Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun code

3 senses of code

Sense 1
code, codification -- (a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones))
       => written communication, written language, black and white -- (communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten))

Sense 2
code -- (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)
       => coding system -- (a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages)

Sense 3
code, computer code -- ((computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)
       => coding system -- (a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb code

2 senses of code

Sense 1
code -- (attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later")
       => tag, label, mark -- (attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles")

Sense 2
code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code -- (convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons")
       => encode -- (convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally")