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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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Manchester's Nico O'Reilly has the city's 0161 dialling code tattooed on his arm, while Declan Rice keeps in touch with his old PE teacher at Grey Court School near Kingston upon Thames.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

As workers use AI-powered tools to generate code, words and other content, some executives have said they don’t need as many employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

A year later, Congress inserted a significant carbon capture subsidy into the tax code — though it didn’t require coal plants to adopt it.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

When gamers buy a digital code, they don’t actually own a product; they own a nontransferable license to download it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

“The code breakers were all right,” he says.

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




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