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code

Definitions of code
  1. noun
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
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    kencijfer, kengetal, netnummer
    a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
    barcode, streepjescode, zebracode
    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
    cijferschrift, cryptografie, geheimschrift, steganografie
    a secret method of writing
    morse, morsealfabet, morsecode, morseschrift
    a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
    postcode
    a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
  2. noun
    a secret method of writing
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    Wetb., cijferschrift, cryptografie, geheimschrift, normenstelsel, seinsysteem, steganografie, wetboek
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
  3. noun
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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    ceremonieel, protocol
    forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
  4. noun
    social deportment
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    gedrag, procesvoering
    (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
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