geocode

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Pre-Greek der.

Proto-Hellenic *gayader.

Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.

Ancient Greek γῆ (gê)

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)

Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der.

English geo-

Latin caudex

Latin cōdex

Old French codebor.

Middle English code

English code

English geocode

From geo- + code.

Verb

geocode (third-person singular simple present geocodes, present participle geocoding, simple past and past participle geocoded)

1. To find the latitude and longitude coordinates of an address.

   Antonym: reverse geocode

   I geocode my customers' addresses to provide them with more relevant promotional material.

Derived terms

• geocoder

Related terms

• geocodable
• geocodify

Translations

add geographical code

• Finnish: geokoodata
• French: géocoder (fr)
• Vietnamese: mã hóa địa lý, mã hoá địa lý, mã hoá địa lí

Noun

geocode (plural geocodes)

1. A code made up of latitude and longitude, indicating a geographical location.