Code

See also: code and codé

English

Proper noun

Code

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English code, from Old French code (“system of law”), from Latin codex, later form of caudex (“the stock or stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a writing.”). Doublet of Kodex.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [koːt]
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  • Homophone: Kot
  • Rhymes: -oːt
  • IPA(key): [kɔʊ̯t]
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Noun

Code m (strong, genitive Codes, plural Codes)

  1. (computing) code
    Synonyms: Chiffre, Geheimschrift, Geheimzeichen, Schlüssel

Declension
Declension of Code [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Code die Codes
genitive eines des Codes der Codes
dative einem dem Code den Codes
accusative einen den Code die Codes

Derived terms
  • Binärcode m

See also

Further reading
  • “Code” in Duden online
  • “Code” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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