control code
now chiefly Computing
noun
A character or set of characters that causes the performance of a particular function or operation.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in British Patents.
- acetylator
- acetyl cellulose
- acetyl chloride
- acetylcholine
- acetylcholinesterase
- acetyl CoA
- acetyl coenzyme A
- acetylcysteine
- acetylene
- acetylene lamp
- acetylenic
- acetylic
- acetylide
- acetyl peroxide
- acetylsalicylic acid
- acetyl silk
- acetyltransferase
- ACF
- ach
- achaar
- Achaea
- Achaean
- Achaemenian
- Achaemenid
- achaetous