Code
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
Noun
Code m (genitive Codes, plural Codes)
Declension
Synonyms
- Chiffre f, Geheimschrift f, Geheimzeichen n, Schlüssel m
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- Ziffer f
- Geheimschrift f
Further reading
- “Code” in Duden online