code
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 代码，密码，法规，法典
- vt.
- 把...编码
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词源说明
From Middle English code (“system of law”), from Old French code (“system of law”), from Latin cōdex, later form of caudex (“the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.”). Doublet of codex.
Verb etymology 1, verb sense 7 is an ellipsis of code blue (“medical emergency”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
- (programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language
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释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- Alternative form of cod.