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Code (disambiguation)

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A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another object or action, not necessarily of the same sort.

Code may also refer to:

Computing

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  • Code (metadata), data elements whose allowable values can be represented as enumerated lists
  • Code point, in numerical value used in character encoding
  • Code.org, a non-profit organization and website that encourages U.S. school students to learn computer science
  • Coding theory, branch of mathematics and computer science dealing with data transmission
  • Machine code, a sequence of instructions to a processor unit
  • Source code, a sequence of instructions written in some human-readable computer programming language
  • Bytecode, a sequence of instructions interpreted by software
  • <code></code>, an HTML element

Science and technology

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  • Code (coding theory), a subset of cardinality at least two of a Hamming space
  • Code (cryptography), device for hiding the meaning of a message
  • Code (semiotics), device to carry information in a verbal and/or nonverbal form
  • Code (set theory), set with a particular isomorphism to another set
  • Barcode, an optical, machine-readable representation of a numeric code that identifies the object to which it is attached
  • Baudot code, used in telegraphy
  • Diagnosis code, used to translate medical conditions into statistical codes, also used for the purpose of health care planning and reimbursement
  • Encoding (memory), storage and recalling of information by organisms
  • Genetic code, a correspondence between the structures of messenger RNA and proteins
  • Hospital emergency codes, used in hospitals worldwide to alert staff to various emergencies
  • Morse code, a method with which humans can transmit letters using only short and long pulses
  • Nomenclature codes, rulebooks of scientific naming convention
  • Serial code or serial number

Society and law

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  • Code (law), body of law written and enforced by a sovereign state
  • Building code, set of rules that specify the minimum standards for constructed objects
  • Code name, a word or name used to refer to another name, word, project or person
  • Ethical code, adopted by a profession, by a governmental or quasi-governmental organ, or by a trade group or other organization
  • Code Parish in Latvia

Arts, entertainment, and media

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Films

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Literature

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Music

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Television

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Video games

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Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

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Sports and hobbies

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See also

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