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- code/kəʊd/A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy or brevity.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
- code blue/ˌkəʊd ˈbluː/A standardized hospital emergency alert indicating an adult patient is in cardiopulmonary arrest, requiring immediate resuscitation.nounLow frequency (C1/C2)
- code book/ˈkəʊd ˌbʊk/A printed or electronic book listing codes and their corresponding meanings, particularly for converting secret messages.nounLow
- code dating/ˈkəʊd ˌdeɪtɪŋ/A product manufacturing or packaging date indicated by a code rather than a readable date.nounLow
- code flag/kəʊd flæɡ/A visual signaling flag, often one from the International Code of Signals (ICS), used to communicate messages, warnings, or information, primarily at sea.nounB2
- code name/ˈkəʊd neɪm/A secret or confidential name used to refer to a person, place, operation, or project, especially in military, intelligence, or corporate contexts to conceal its true identity.nounB2
- code napoleon/ˌkəʊd nəˈpəʊliən/The French civil code established under Napoleon I, forming the basis of modern civil law in France and influencing many other legal systems.nounC1
- code of hammurabi/ˌkəʊd əv ˌhæmʊˈrɑːbi/An ancient Babylonian legal code, one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world, created circa 1754 BCE by the Babylonian king Hammurabi.nounLow
- code word/ˈkəʊd wɜːd/A word or phrase that has a secret or secondary meaning, used to communicate covertly or to identify members of a group.nounC1
- code-sharing/ˈkəʊd ˌʃeər.ɪŋ/an agreement between two or more airlines to share the same flight under a single flight number, allowing them to sell seats on each other's flights as if they were their own.nounC1
- code-switching/ˈkəʊd ˌswɪtʃ.ɪŋ/The practice of alternating between two or more languages or dialects within a single conversation or situation.nounC2
- codec/ˈkəʊ.dek/A computer program or device that compresses data for transmission or storage and decompresses it for playback or editing. It is a blend of the words 'coder' and 'decoder' (or 'compressor' and 'decompressor').nounLow
- codeclination/ˌkəʊdɛklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/In astronomy, the complement of the declination of a celestial body; the angular distance from the celestial pole.nounExtremely rare/Obsolete
- codefendant/ˌkəʊdɪˈfendənt/A person who is jointly accused of a crime or sued in a civil case with one or more other people.nounC2
- codeine/ˈkəʊ.diːn/A painkilling drug derived from morphine, used to relieve mild to moderate pain and suppress coughing.nounB2
- codependent/ˌkəʊ.dɪˈpen.dənt/A relationship dynamic where one person psychologically depends on another who needs to be needed, often characterized by excessive emotional or psychological reliance.adjectivenounC1
- coder/ˈkəʊ.dər/A person who writes and tests computer programs; a computer programmer.nounB1/B2
- codetermination/ˌkəʊdɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/A system in which employees participate in company management decisions, especially through representation on boards of directors.nounC2
- codeword/ˈkəʊd.wɜːd/A word or phrase used to represent a secret or classified concept, often to conceal its true meaning from outsiders.nounC1
- codex/ˈkəʊ.deks/A manuscript book, especially of an ancient classic text or of the Scriptures.nounC2
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