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code

[kohd] / koʊd /
NOUN
secret language system
Synonyms
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cipher
STRONG
cryptograph cryptography
WEAK
cryptogram hieroglyphics language signs
NOUN
law, rule, or convention
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constitution convention custom discipline laws regulation rules system
STRONG
canon charter ethics etiquette manners maxim
WEAK
codex digest
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disorder disorganization
NOUN
instructions for a computer
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program script
STRONG
algorithm routine
VERB
to write in computer language or program
Synonyms
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author program write

Example Sentences

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So OpenClaw stirred up a frenzy as more people experimented with its code.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

One of artificial intelligence’s most hyped “abilities” is how it writes computer code.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

FDEs would send their front-line code back to centralized product engineers, who would repackage the field solutions into generalizable tools for future use.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

PBI is the president’s home airport and will retain that airport code for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He hoped it was like the garage-door opener at home, where the same code worked for opening and closing.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.