code

Noun

• (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

• a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

• a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

Verb

• convert ordinary language into code
  • We should encode the message for security reasons
    

• attach a code to
  • Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  computer code , codification , encipher , cipher , cypher , encrypt , inscribe , write in code