prioritycode
nounUK /praɪˈɒrəti kəʊd/
US /praɪˈɔːrəti koʊd/
A priority code is a special label that tells people which jobs must be done first.
The hospital uses a priority code to decide which patients to treat first.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A number or letter system used to sort tasks by how soon they must be finished.
Each ticket in the system has a priority code so workers know what to handle next.
3. A secret signal used by emergency services to show how serious a situation is.
The dispatcher gave the call a high priority code and sent help right away.
4. A short tag in computer software that tells the program which data to process first.
The scheduler reads the priority code before running any background job.