n.
Pronunciation: ' k ō d
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin caudex, codex trunk of a tree, document formed orig. from wooden tablets
Date: 14th century
1 : a systematic statement of a body of law especially : one given statutory force
2 : a system of principles or rules <moral code >
3 a : a system of signals or symbols for communication b : a system of symbols (as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings
4 : GENETIC CODE
5 : a set of instructions for a computer
– code · less \ -l ə s \ adjective