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A2Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-2UK /kəʊd/US /kəʊd/
Meaning
noun
a system of words, letters, numbers or symbols that represent a message or record information secretly or in a shorter form
“to break/crack a code (= to understand and read the message)”
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“you want to learn how to code if you”
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“My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die.”
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“while longer still the past few decades have lifted us together but today we gather at a moment that demands some reflection fueled by caffeine and code optimism and idealism conviction in”
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