in code

ɪn kəʊd

Definition

Definition of in code - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

secret writingusing symbols or signals not easily understood

The message was sent in code to avoid detection.

encoded

in cipher

Adjective

computer programming

TECH.

written using symbols or programming language

TECH.

The in code instructions were hard to understand.

encoded

programmed

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write in code

use secret symbols to convey a message

Spies often write in code to protect sensitive information.

Terms with in code included in their meaning

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student number

identifier

unique code identifying a student in school records

country code

telecommunication

short code identifying a country in telecom

coupon code

shopping

alphanumeric code for discounts in retail

customer number

business

unique code used to identify one buyer in a company

error code

technology hardware

code showing a specific problem in software or hardware

hacker

computer expert

person skilled in computer programming and solving problems with code

record number

data

identifying code given to one entry in a list or database

service number

military

identification code given to a person in armed or official service

Examples of in code in a sentence

The instructions were given in code to maintain secrecy.
The instructions were written in code for security.
He prefers to write his notes in code.

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French:de façon codée, codé, ...
German:verschlüsselt, programmiert, ...
Italian:in codice, codificato, ...
Spanish:en clave, en código, ...
Portuguese:em código, criptografado, ...
Chinese:用密码, 用代码写的, ...
Japanese:暗号で, コード化された, ...
Arabic:بِشِفْرَة, مَكْتوب بالكود, ...
Hebrew:בְּקוֹד, מְקוּדָּד, ...
Russian:шифром, закодированный, ...
Ukrainian:шифром, кодований, ...
Hindi:कोड में, कोड में लिखा, ...
Bengali:কোডে, কোডে লেখা, ...
Catalan:en clau, en codi, ...
Czech:v kódu, kódovaný, ...
Danish:i kode, kodet, ...
Dutch:in code, geprogrammeerd, ...
Greek:με κωδικό, κωδικοποιημένος, ...
Hungarian:kódolva, kódolt, ...
Khmer:ជាកូដ, សរសេរជាកូដ, ...
Korean:암호로, 코드로 작성된, ...
Persian:به صورت رمزنگاری شده, کدگذاری‌شده, ...
Polish:szyfrem, zakodowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):em código, codificado, ...
Romanian:codificat, scris în cod, ...
Swedish:i kod, kodad, ...
Thai:เป็นรหัส, ที่เป็นโค้ด, ...
Turkish:şifreli olarak, kodlanmış, ...
Vietnamese:bằng mật mã, bằng mã, ...

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