codes

noun
UK /kəʊdz/
US /koʊdz/

Secret words or signs used to keep messages safe.

The spies sent messages using secret codes.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Sets of rules or laws.

The school has strict dress codes.

3. Systems of numbers or letters used to identify things.

Each product has a barcode with its own code.

4. Instructions written for a computer program.

The programmer wrote codes to make the game work.