shortcode

ˈʃɔːrtˌkoʊd

Definition

Definition of shortcode - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

telecommunications

TECH.

special short telephone number for SMS or MMS services

TECH.

Text HELP to the shortcode 12345 for assistance.

technology

TECH.

small piece of code for specific functions in software

TECH.

Use the shortcode to embed a video in your post.

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special short telephone number for SMS or MMS services

Origin of shortcode

English, short (brief) + code (system of symbols)

Examples of shortcode in a sentence

Dial the shortcode 54321 to subscribe.
Developers often use a shortcode for quick tasks.
A shortcode can simplify complex coding processes.

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French:numéro court, shortcode, ...
German:Kurzwahlnummer, Shortcode, ...
Italian:codice breve, shortcode, ...
Spanish:número corto, código reducido, ...
Portuguese:número curto, shortcode, ...
Chinese:短码, 短代码, ...
Japanese:ショートコード, ...
Arabic:رَقْم قَصِير, شِيفْرَة مُخْتَصَرَة, ...
Hebrew:מִסְפָּר קָצָר, ...
Russian:шорткод, короткий код, ...
Ukrainian:шорткод, код, ...
Hindi:शॉर्टकोड, संक्षिप्त कोड, ...
Bengali:শর্টকোড, সংক্ষিপ্ত কোড, ...
Catalan:número curt, ...
Czech:krátké číslo, shortcode, ...
Danish:kortnummer, kortkode, ...
Dutch:shortcode, korte code, ...
Greek:σύντομος αριθμός, σύντομος κώδικας, ...
Hungarian:rövid kód, shortcode, ...
Khmer:លេខកូដខ្លី, កូដខ្លីសម្រាប់មុខងារជាក់លាក់ក្នុងកម្មវិធី, ...
Korean:단축번호, 단축 코드, ...
Persian:شماره کوتاه, کدکوتاه, ...
Polish:numer skrócony, krótki kod, ...
Portuguese (BR):código curto, snippet, ...
Romanian:număr scurt, shortcode, ...
Swedish:kortnummer, kortkod, ...
Thai:หมายเลขสั้น, โค้ดสั้น, ...
Turkish:kısa numara, kısa kod, ...
Vietnamese:số điện thoại ngắn, đoạn mã ngắn, ...

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