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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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Peeling back the layers, he and the Big Pipes team discovered a bug in Ipidea’s code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The lot code is “0416DPO1215” and has the established number “P44164” printed on the back of the bag.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The agent managed to rewrite its own code to avoid the kill switch, then posted about the blocking.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Anthropic recently accidentally released part of its internal source code for Claude Code due to "human error".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Well, I’ll be straightforward, Lizzie. Working as a code clerk at the embassy and all, I’ve wondered if your mum might have been recruited into something. But Jakob, a spy? What a bunch of twaddle.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin