outcode

English

Etymology 1

Short for outward code.

Noun

outcode (plural outcodes)

1. The first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.
   • 2007, Jeffrey Sambells, Michael Purvis, Cameron Turner, Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax:

     The outcodes are used to get mail to the correct postal office for delivery by mail carriers.

See also

• incode

Etymology 2

out- +‎ code

Verb

outcode (third-person singular simple present outcodes, present participle outcoding, simple past and past participle outcoded)

1. (transitive) To surpass in computer programming ability.
   • 2002, Newsweek, volume 140, page lxxx:

     It's a great test of the claims of open-source gurus, who say that a self-motivated community can outcode any team working for a single employer—like, um, Microsoft.

   • 2015, Nicholas Carlson, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!:

     There was no shame in Mayer getting outcoded by Dean. But for her, the experience provided a truth. She realized that she was never going to be as good at programming as Dean—or even in his class.

Synonyms

• outprogram

Etymology 3

out +‎ code

Noun

outcode (plural outcodes)

1. (computer graphics) A code used in the Cohen-Sutherland algorithm, indicating how a line should be clipped relative to the viewport.