parametercode

noun
UK /pəˈræmɪtə kəʊd/
US /pəˈræmɪtər koʊd/

A special code that tells a computer how to do something.

The app uses a parametercode to know which page to open.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A short label used in a link to pass extra information to a website.

The link ended with a parametercode that showed the search term.

3. A coded value that sets how a machine or program behaves.

The engineer changed the parametercode to make the motor spin faster.

4. A secret-style string that identifies a specific setting in a system.

Each parametercode in the file matched a different color theme.