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restricted code
noun
, Sociolinguistics.
- a style of language use associated with informal situations, characterized by linguistic predictability and by its dependence on the external context and on the shared knowledge and experience of the participants for conveying meaning. Compare code ( def 12b ), elaborated code.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of restricted code1
First recorded in 1960–65
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