coded

code

C0450700 (kōd)n.1. a. A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.b. A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity.c. An access code.d. A special command, such as a sequence of keystrokes, that allows a user to activate a hidden or accidental feature in a computer program or video game.2. a. The information that constitutes a specific computer program.b. A system of symbols and rules that serve as instructions for a computer.3. Genetics The genetic code.4. a. A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of laws.b. A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct: a building code.5. Medicine Code blue.6. Slang A patient whose heart has stopped beating, as in cardiac arrest.v. cod·ed, cod·ing, codes v.tr.1. To convert (a message, for example) into code.2. To systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code.3. To assign a code to (something) for identification or classification: coded each response to the survey by age and gender.4. To express or convey (words) in a manner that implies a different meaning: a novel that codes references to a character's sexuality in descriptions of clothing.v.intr.1. Genetics a. To specify the genetic code for an amino acid or a polypeptide: a gene that codes for an enzyme.b. To specify the genetic code for a trait or characteristic: a gene that codes for red hair.2. Computers To write or revise a computer program.3. Slang To go into cardiac arrest.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōdex, book; see codex.]

coded

(ˈkəʊdɪd) adj1. written in code2. not explicit; veiled3. (Electronics) electronics using a binary system of digits

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CODED