codeword

ˈkoʊdwɜːrd

Definition

Definition of codeword - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communication

Rare

word used to make a concealed reference

Rare

They used a codeword to discuss the secret project.

cipher

password

military

TECH.

word identifying a classified plan or operation

TECH.

The mission's codeword was known only to a few.

cipher

keyword

password

puzzle

Rare

crossword with letters represented by numbers

Rare

She enjoys solving codeword puzzles on weekends.

cipher

cryptogram

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Origin of codeword

Latin, codex (book) + word (speech)

Examples of codeword in a sentence

Each agent was assigned a unique codeword.
The codeword was changed after the breach.
Each operation had a unique codeword for security.
The codeword was tricky to decipher.
He completed the codeword in record time.

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French:mot de code, nom de code, ...
German:Codewort, Kennwort, ...
Italian:parola in codice, codice segreto, ...
Spanish:palabra clave, código, ...
Portuguese:palavra-código, código, ...
Chinese:暗号, 数字填字游戏, ...
Japanese:合言葉, コードネーム, ...
Arabic:كَلِمَة سِرِّيَة, كلمة سر, ...
Hebrew:מִלַּת קוֹד, שֵׁם קוֹד, ...
Russian:кодовое слово, кроссворд, ...
Ukrainian:кодове слово, кросворд-код, ...
Hindi:कोडवर्ड, ...
Bengali:কোডওয়ার্ড, গোপন শব্দ, ...
Catalan:paraula clau, codi secret, ...
Czech:krycí slovo, krycí jméno, ...
Danish:kodeord, kodebetegnelse, ...
Dutch:codewoord, codewoordpuzzel, ...
Greek:κωδική λέξη, κωδικός, ...
Hungarian:kódszó, számrejtvény, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសម្ងាត់, ឈ្មោះកូដ, ...
Korean:암호, 암호명, ...
Persian:کلمه رمز, رمز عملیات, ...
Polish:hasło, krzyżówka numeryczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):palavra-código, palavras-código, ...
Romanian:cuvânt de cod, cod secret, ...
Swedish:kodord, lösenord, ...
Thai:คำรหัส, รหัสลับ, ...
Turkish:kod kelimesi, kod kelime, ...
Vietnamese:từ mã, từ mã hóa, ...

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