Code

See also: code and codé

German

Alternative forms

• Kode m

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English code, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French code (“system of law”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin codex, later form of caudex (“the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koʊd], [koːt]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: Kot
• Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Code m (genitive Codes, plural Codes)

1. (computing) code

Synonyms

• Chiffre f, Geheimschrift f, Geheimzeichen n, Schlüssel m

Derived terms

• Binärcode m

Related terms

• Kodex m
• kodieren

See also

• Ziffer f
• Geheimschrift f

Further reading

• “Code” in Duden online