arraycode

noun
UK /əˈreɪ kəʊd/
US /əˈreɪ koʊd/

A special set of letters and numbers that tells a computer what to do with a list of things.

The programmer wrote arraycode to sort the list of names.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A coded label used to identify items in a collection or group.

Each book in the library had its own arraycode on the spine.

3. A secret pattern of symbols used to unlock or organize information.

The spy used an arraycode to hide the message in the list.

4. A set of rules written in symbols for arranging things in order.

The teacher gave us an arraycode to line up the chairs correctly.