codetransfer

noun

UK /ˈkəʊdˌtrænsfɜː/

US /ˈkoʊdˌtrænsfɝː/

A code transfer is when you move a secret code or a set of computer instructions from one place to another.

The teacher showed us how a code transfer sends a message from one computer to another.

SYNONYMS

code transmission code relay code migration code handoff

RELATED WORDS

encryption decryption data transfer protocol signal

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In genetics, the passing of genetic code from one organism or cell to another.

Scientists studied the code transfer between the two bacteria.

3. In programming, moving source code from one system or platform to another.

The team planned a code transfer to the new server over the weekend.

4. The act of converting a message from one coding system into another.

The code transfer turned the old telegraph signals into readable text.