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COMPUTER CODE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
Synonyms:
code; computer code
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("computer code" is a kind of...):
coding system (a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer code"):
address; computer address; reference ((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)
American Standard Code for Information Interchange; ASCII ((computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers)
binary code (code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters)
ECC; error correction code ((telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors)
firmware; microcode ((computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory)
machine code; machine language (a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation)
object code (the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer)
operation code; order code (the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer)
computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)
command; instruction; program line; statement ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)
