code

/kəʊd/ noun

Translation

SECRET MESSAGE [C, U] › a set of letters, numbers, or signs that are used instead of ordinary words to keep a message secret

kod, şifre

It was written in code. They were trying to break (= understand) the enemy's code.1194

TELEPHONE [C] UK ( UK/US area code) › a set of numbers used at the beginning of all the telephone numbers in a particular area

telefon kodu/bölge kodu

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RULES [C] › a set of rules on how to behave or how to do things

genel kurallar, kurallar manzumesi

a code of conduct/practice The club has a strict dress code (= rules about what you wear). → See also bar code → See also zip code972316684

(Definition of code noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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