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.
has been coding
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present perfect progressiveof code (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Duca has been coding since he was in middle school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Avteniev has been coding for more than 20 years, but even he sometimes forgets programming languages — forcing him to waste time Googling them.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
The judge has been coding ever since he got his first computer in 1985: an old IBM that he’s since consigned to a dark and dusty corner of a barn on his Yosemite ranch.
From The Verge ● Oct. 19, 2017
Quietly anticipating encroachment against basic Internet liberties, concerned cyber privacy advocates has been coding and releasing the tools that allow for private electronic communication and private web surfing.
From Forbes ● Jul. 19, 2012
