telegraph code

ˈtɛlɪˌɡrɑːf kəʊd

Definition

Definition of telegraph code - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical mapping

Rare

mapping words to sentences for cheaper telegraphy

Rare

They used a telegraph code to save on message costs.

communication

Rare

character encoding for telegraph machines

Rare

The telegraph code was essential for efficient communication.

Morse code

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Expressions with telegraph

telegraph one's moves

make one's intentions known in advance

He tends to telegraph his moves, making it easy to predict his actions.

telegraph one's punches

make one's intentions obvious

He tends to telegraph his punches during negotiations.

bush telegraph

network for spreading gossip or rumors

News of the scandal spread quickly through the bush telegraph.

telegraph plant

tropical Asian shrub known for rapid leaf movement

The telegraph plant's leaves moved in the sunlight.

wireless telegraph

communication system using radio waves instead of wires

The ship sent an SOS using the wireless telegraph..

jungle telegraph

informal network for spreading gossip or information

News of the promotion spread quickly through the jungle telegraph.

Expressions with code

crack code

decipher or break a secret code or system

The hacker tried to crack code to access the data.

code red

highest level of danger needing immediate action

The hospital announced a code red after the accident.

code smell

characteristic in code indicating a design problem

The code smell was obvious in the outdated function.

code up

write code to make a computer program

I will code up a new app tonight.

code of silence

unspoken rule to not disclose information

The gang members followed a strict code of silence.

crack the code

understand a complex system or language

After months of study, she finally cracked the code of the ancient script.

have one's own zip code

be so large it could get its own postal code

That sandwich is so big it could have its own zip code!

area code

number identifying a telephone region

She dialed the area code before the local number..

code name

name used to secretly identify someone or something

The agent was known only by his code name.

colour code

system of colours used to classify information

The library uses a colour code to organize books by genre..

Terms with telegraph code included in their meaning

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Morse code

communication

telegraph code using dots and dashes for letters

Examples of telegraph code in a sentence

The telegraph code was essential for long-distance business deals.
Operators relied on telegraph code for sending messages.
The telegraph code book was kept confidential.

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French:code télégraphique, code Morse, ...
German:Telegrafencode, Telegrafenalphabet, ...
Italian:codice telegrafico, codice del telegrafo, ...
Spanish:código telegráfico, código Morse, ...
Portuguese:código telegráfico, codificação telegráfica, ...
Chinese:电报码, 电报编码, ...
Japanese:電報コード, 電信符号, ...
Arabic:شفرة تلغراف, رمز التلغراف, ...
Hebrew:קוֹד טֵלֶגְרָף, קוֹד הַטֶּלֶגְרָף, ...
Russian:телеграфный код, код телеграфа, ...
Ukrainian:телеграфний код, ...
Hindi:तार कोड, टेलीग्राफ संकेत, ...
Bengali:টেলিগ্রাফ কোড, টেলিগ্রাফ সংকেত, ...
Catalan:codi telegràfic, ...
Czech:telegrafní kód, telegrafní abeceda, ...
Danish:telegrafkode, telegrafkodesystem, ...
Dutch:telegraafcode, ...
Greek:τηλεγραφικός κώδικας, κώδικας τηλεγράφου, ...
Hungarian:távírókód, távírójelkód, ...
Khmer:កូដទូរលេខសម្រាប់បម្លែងពាក្យទៅជាប្រយោគ ដើម្បីកាត់បន្ថយថ្លៃផ្ញើសារ, កូដទូរលេខ, ...
Korean:전보 코드, 전신 부호, ...
Persian:کد تلگرافی, کد تلگراف, ...
Polish:kod telegraficzny, ...
Portuguese (BR):código telegráfico, ...
Romanian:cod telegrafic, cod de telegraf, ...
Swedish:telegrafkod, ...
Thai:รหัสโทรเลข, รหัสสัญญาณโทรเลข, ...
Turkish:telgraf kodu, ...
Vietnamese:mã điện báo, mã viễn thông, ...

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Definition of telegraph code - Reverso English Dictionary

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