Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

alphabet code

American  

noun

  1. a list of easily distinguishable words, each representing a letter of the alphabet, used in radio and telephonic communications.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Now, 1099-R forms, which detail distributions from IRA accounts, have new additions to the alphabet code that distinguishes penalty-free distributions from ones that have a penalty.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

When Braille heard about it, he got the idea of inventing an alphabet code of his own.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.