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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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Perrigo Chief Executive Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigned after the board found his personal conduct violated company code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Fragrance Free Wipes with the manufacturing code of Nov. 7, 2025, to May 5, 2026, and expiration dates from May 10, 2028, to Nov. 5, 2028, are among the recalled products.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

They came with playful code names like “Fort Spunky” and “Project Panther,” masking the names of the tech companies that would operate them.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The single cans have a batch code of 037130 and the multipacks a batch code of 037129.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

It is genetic, so old a code or command that it has become part of what sled dogs are; the fiber of their very being.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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