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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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The company claimed an unfinished code left in the system, part of a prank, led to the crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The story soon circulated around Porsche’s headquarters, and through word-of-mouth staffers came to believe the new boss had implemented a formal dress code.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years -- until AI cracked it in a matter of hours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

There are variations within this group’s politics, but Luckey has a background well-aligned with Hegseth’s hypermasculine code.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

“That’s their code name for the invasion of Britain. Could come anytime. Enjoy your breakfast.”

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

Chinese-made cars filmed sensitive information during a Norwegian military exercise, including access codes at secure sites and officials' comings and goings, raising concerns about the risks posed by connected vehicles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

It also asked the Justice Department to prevent QR-code-based tabulation in Georgia and require Georgia to end its use of the codes in six months.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

"In effect, lipids work like postal codes, giving distant but related parts of the brain the same chemical address," says D'Angelo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"We will never ask you to share passwords, security codes or payment details through an unsolicited message or call."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Gardner's world was the abstract realm of codes, clues, and interpretation.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

One user posted a video of a clunky but functional clone of the videogame “Grand Theft Auto,” showing it being coded autonomously by Fable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

In the deeply coded discourse of superpower relations, I think that translates into vigorous competition and disagreement, but without an actual shooting war.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

After turning back toward Tinian, Tibbets wrote out a coded report and handed it to the radio operator.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

This ability is related to a process known as predictive coding.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

OpenAI’s models still may not be as adept as Anthropic’s in coding or other big business applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

In August, Meta launched Muse Code, a product intended to compete with similar automated coding tools offered by OpenAI and Anthropic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

According to Meta’s benchmark data, the flagship Muse Wonder Full beats out top OpenAI and Anthropic models on memory retention, financial analysis and long-horizon coding tasks — though rival models maintain advantages in other areas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

She lived and breathed coding; she couldn’t imagine giving it up for anything.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon


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