lettercode

noun
UK /ˈlɛtə kəʊd/
US /ˈlɛtər koʊd/

A lettercode is a secret way of writing where letters stand for other letters or words.

The spy used a lettercode to hide the message from his friends.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A set of letters used as a short label for something.

Each classroom had a lettercode, like A1 or B2.

3. A pattern of letters that gives a computer or machine instructions.

The robot followed a lettercode to move forward.

4. A way to write words using only their first letters.

The lettercode 'BRB' means 'be right back'.