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código

Definitions of código
  1. noun
    a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
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    types:
    clave
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
    prefijo
    a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
    código de barras
    code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information
    código de colores
    system using colors to designate classifications
    cifrado, criptográfico, código secreto
    a secret method of writing
    código morse, morse
    a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
    CP, código postal
    a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
    software
    (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
    instrucción, mandato, orden
    (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
    type of:
    alegoría, escritura
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
  2. noun
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
    synonyms: clave
    see moresee less
    types:
    prefijo
    a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
    código de barras
    code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information
    código de colores
    system using colors to designate classifications
    cifrado, criptográfico, código secreto
    a secret method of writing
    código morse, morse
    a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
    CP, código postal
    a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
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