code
noun
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message.
coded
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past participleof code.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof code.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
codenouna system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message.
Example Sentences
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In messages, prosecutors said, the two used coded language to refer to their meetings as classes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
If this had been coded correctly, a "timelier" ambulance response would "likely" have been sent.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It also prohibits the use of “sell by” dates on food packaging, but it does allow coded “sell by” dates that retain stock rotation information for retailers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Then during his senior year, Freese coded an expected goals model for an independent research project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Halliday had coded the planet himself, and he’d named it after Gary Gygax, one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons and the author of the original Tomb of Horrors module.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
