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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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Gates said his concerns have grown as AI systems have become more capable, particularly at writing computer code, something he has been obsessed with since he was 13.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Long before she escaped, Molchanova gave Epstein the code name “mishka,” a Russian term that translates loosely as “little bear”—from a popular song that describes a bear who is a criminal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

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From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

The report claims that when DseWiki's editors started deleting pages, the AI agents shared code designed to retrieve them.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Camille is pounding away on the keyboard, sighing when someone lives in the wrong zip code and taking a triumphant bite of pasta when she finds a possibility.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

By showing in molecular detail how RNA polymerase reads and transcribes non-natural DNA letters, the new research provides an important foundation for technologies built around expanded genetic codes.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

These codes can be called ICD-10 or procedure codes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The funeral industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is currently self-regulating, relying on voluntary codes and inspections by trade associations.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Often we are swimming in information: recall alerts, traceback reports, lot codes, congressional inquiries, corporate ownership records, corrected test results, viral posts and, increasingly, apps designed to help us interpret the whole mess.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

It must be the worst code in the history of codes.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

If this had been coded correctly, a "timelier" ambulance response would "likely" have been sent.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

It also prohibits the use of “sell by” dates on food packaging, but it does allow coded “sell by” dates that retain stock rotation information for retailers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Then during his senior year, Freese coded an expected goals model for an independent research project.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“Do they actually notice what they’re supposed to notice? Do they make the first steps they’re supposed to take? All those options can be coded into those kinds of simulations,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

“And those coded notes you and your sister received at the Shoulder of Mutton? That was all some sort of misunderstanding?”

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

In a blog post, OpenAI said Astra can autonomously handle a wide range of "tedious" computer tasks, including website creation, scientific analysis, game development, cybersecurity and coding.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Google’s artificial-intelligence research unit is set to release a new model with significantly upgraded coding capabilities, according to employees, potentially shoring up an area where the company has lagged behind competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The rise of vibe coding, meanwhile, would make building custom software radically cheaper and easier.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

In his recent role at OpenAI, Zoph was charged with getting businesses to use the company’s Codex coding product.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Others offered her “unbreakable” coding and cipher systems—usually for a high price.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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