Code

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A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another object or action, not necessarily of the same sort.

Code may also refer to:

in science

• Code (cryptography), device for hiding the meaning of a message
• Code (computer programming) or machine code, any sequence of statements and/or declarations written in some human-readable computer programming language
• Code (semiotics), device to carry information in a verbal and/or nonverbal form
• Code (information theory), function mapping an alphabet to non-negative real numbers
• Code (metadata), data elements whose allowable values can be represented as enumerated lists
• Code (set theory), set with a particular isomorphism to another set
• Cardiac arrest, life-threatening medical condition (a term used by medical personnel), and the use of hospital emergency codes to alert medical staff.
• Coding theory, branch of mathematics and computer science dealing with data transmission
• Morse Code, method for transmitting telegraphic information
• Nomenclature Codes, rulebooks of scientific naming convention
• Variety (linguistics), language, dialect, or language register

in entertainment

• Code (band), Norwegian/English black metal band
• Code, Serbian eurodance band
• The Code (band), ska punk band
• Codes (band), Irish indie electronic band
• Code (audio standard), or ΧΟΔΕ, high-fidelity audio disc brand developed by T-Bone Burnett
• Code (album), album by Cabaret Voltaire
• The Code (film), Linux documentary
• The Code (film), Heist film, also known as Thick as Thieves
• "The Code" (Smart Guy), episode of Smart Guy
• Code Geass the popular Japanese anime
• Code Lyoko, the French animated television series
• Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, book by Lawrence Lessig
• Code: Version 2.0, the updated version of Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace book by Lawrence Lessig
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, book by Charles Petzold
• Hays Code
• The Code (2009 film) (Za kôdo: Angô), a Japanese live action film directed by Kaizo Hayashi

in law

• Code (law), body of law written and enforced by a state
  • Legal code (municipal)
• Ethical code, adopted by a profession, by a governmental or quasi-governmental organ, or by a trade group or other organization

other uses

• Code, California, former settlement
• Product code, identifier of an individual product
• Code, any one of the distinct games known as football
• The Code or Konami Code
• The Code or code of non-infringement
• Code, unit of scale in model railroading
• Code, in rugby, to refer to the difference between rugby league and rugby union, e.g. 'changing codes' (a player switching form playing one type of rugby to the other)

CODE is an acronym and may refer to:

• CODE (programming language)
• Crude Oil Data Exchange

See also

• Barcode
• Coding (disambiguation)

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