programming code

noun
UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ kəʊd/
US /ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ koʊd/

Words that tell a computer what to do.

She wrote programming code to make the robot move.

SYNONYMS

computer codesource codesoftware codeinstructionsscript

RELATED WORDS

programmingprogrammeralgorithmsoftwarecoding

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The written text of a computer program in a specific language.

The programming code was saved in a file called main.py.

3. A set of rules or symbols used to give commands to a machine.

The toy car runs on simple programming code.

4. The part of software that people can read and edit.

He fixed a mistake in the programming code.