| noun | a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) |
| noun | a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy |
| noun | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
| verb | attach a code to “Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later” |
| verb | convert ordinary language into code “We should encode the message for security reasons” |
| codify | verb | organize into a code or system, such as a body of law |
| code | verb | convert ordinary language into code |
| code | noun | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
| coder | noun | a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs |
| coding | noun | act of writing in code or cipher |
| cipher | noun | a message written in a secret code |
| cypher | noun | a secret method of writing |
| encryption | noun | the activity of converting data or information into code |