list-based code
nounUK /lɪst beɪst kəʊd/
US /lɪst beɪst koʊd/
A list-based code is a set of secret rules that uses a list to hide or show messages.
The spy used a list-based code to turn numbers into words.
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2. A way of writing computer instructions where items are kept in ordered lists.
The program used list-based code to store the names in order.
3. A set of rules for sorting things into a numbered list.
The library's list-based code helped us find the book quickly.
4. A secret message system where each word matches a number on a list.
Only people with the list could read the list-based code.