noun
1 system of letters, etc. for secret information
ADJECTIVE
▪ secret
▪ Morse
VERB + CODE
▪ break , crack , decipher
▪
The ~ was difficult to crack.
▪ use , write in
▪ invent , make up
CODE + NOUN
▪ name , phrase , word
▪ breaker
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
All the messages were in ~.
2 numbers/letters for identifying sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ area ( esp. AmE ), dialling ( BrE )
▪
What's the area ~ for Boston?
▪ post (usually postcode ) ( BrE ), postal ( BrE ), zip ( AmE )
▪ bar , charge ( BrE )
▪ security
▪ three-letter , four-digit , etc.
▪ DNA , genetic
▪ error (= on a computer)
VERB + CODE
▪ generate
CODE + NOUN
▪ number
▪ generator
3 computer language
ADJECTIVE
▪ binary (= a system of computer programming instructions) , executable , HTML , source
▪ malicious
VERB + CODE
▪ execute
▪ write
▪ modify , rewrite
4 set of rules for behaving
ADJECTIVE
▪ strict
▪ unwritten
▪
There is an unwritten ~ that says ‘Do not date your best friend's ex’.
▪ ethical , moral , professional
▪ civil , criminal , disciplinary , penal , tax
▪
planned changes in the US tax ~
▪ Highway
▪
the Highway Code ( = the official rules for users of public roads in Britain )
▪ dress
VERB + CODE
▪ have
▪ adopt , draw up , establish , formulate , lay down ( esp. BrE )
▪
The company has drawn up a new disciplinary ~.
▪ enforce
▪ revise , simplify
▪ comply with , follow
▪ break , infringe ( esp. BrE ), violate
▪
The principal said I had violated the school's dress ~.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of behaviour/behavior , a ~ of conduct
▪ a ~ of ethics
▪ a ~ of honour/honor
▪ a ~ of practice
▪
The profession has a strict ~ of practice.