codelanguage
nounUK /ˈkəʊdˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
US /ˈkoʊdˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
A special set of words and rules that people use to tell a computer what to do.
She learned a new codelanguage so she could make her own game.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A secret way of writing that only certain people can understand.
The spies sent messages in a codelanguage that looked like numbers.
3. The words and symbols used to write instructions for a machine or device.
The robot only understands its own codelanguage.
4. A shared set of terms used by a group of people in a particular field.
Doctors sometimes speak in a codelanguage that patients find confusing.