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code

[kohd] / koʊd /
NOUN
secret language system
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NOUN
instructions for a computer
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VERB
to write in computer language or program
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Similarly, the recalled Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes have the manufacturing code of Dec. 29, 2025, to Dec. 30, 2025, and expiration dates of June 29, 2028, to June 30, 2028, health authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

While the ad for the in-universe furniture store Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire plays, a phone number with a South Bay area code flashes in a supertitle.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

You risk breaking the finance-bro code by flashing signs of conspicuous consumption or daring to deviate from the norm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Already, Anthropic's popular chatbot Claude is operating on code of which 80% the system wrote itself.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“Just,” she said, the word heavy, reminding Chitto of when his mom and aunties switched into code to talk about things he wasn’t supposed to hear.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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