written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols

Bushido - traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living

legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"

building code - set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings

dress code - a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)

fire code - set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc

omerta - a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities

health code, sanitary code - set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc

Highway Code - the code of rules governing the use of public roads

coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages

area code - a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada

bar code, Universal Product Code - 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

color code - system using colors to designate classifications

cryptograph, secret code, cypher, cipher - a secret method of writing

international Morse code, Morse, Morse code - a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)

postal code, postcode, zip code - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

coding system - a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages

address, computer address - (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII - (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers

binary code - code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters

ECC, error correction code - (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors

firmware, microcode - (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory

machine code, machine language - a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

object code - the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer

operation code, order code - the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer

software, software package, software system, package - (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; "the market for software is expected to expand"

program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

mark, tag, label - attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"

write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"