code

noun
UK /kəʊd/
US /koʊd/

A set of secret signs or rules that people use to understand each other.

The spies sent messages in a secret code.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Instructions that tell a computer what to do.

She wrote code to make the game work.

3. A set of laws or rules for a group.

The school has a dress code.

4. A group of numbers or letters that identifies something.

Please enter your postal code.