ALL meanings of precode
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P p - noun precode a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message: Morse code. 1
- noun precode a system used for brevity or secrecy of communication, in which arbitrarily chosen words, letters, or symbols are assigned definite meanings. 1
- noun precode any set of standards set forth and enforced by a local government agency for the protection of public safety, health, etc., as in the structural safety of buildings (building code) health requirements for plumbing, ventilation, etc. (sanitary code or health code) and the specifications for fire escapes or exits (fire code) 1
- noun precode a systematically arranged collection or compendium of laws, rules, or regulations. 1
- noun precode any authoritative, general, systematic, and written statement of the legal rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life. 1
- noun precode a word, letter, number, or other symbol used in a code system to mark, represent, or identify something: The code on the label shows the date of manufacture. 1
- noun precode Digital Technology. a set of symbols that can be interpreted by a computer or piece of software: binary code; Java code; ASCII code. the symbolic arrangement of statements or instructions in a computer program, or the set of instructions in such a program: That program took 3000 lines of code. 1
- noun precode any system or collection of rules and regulations: a gentleman's code of behavior. 1
- noun precode Medicine/Medical. a directive or alert to a hospital team assigned to emergency resuscitation of patients. 1
- noun precode Genetics. genetic code. 1
- noun precode Linguistics. the system of rules shared by the participants in an act of communication, making possible the transmission and interpretation of messages. (in sociolinguistic theory) one of two distinct styles of language use that differ in degree of explicitness and are sometimes thought to be correlated with differences in social class. Compare elaborated code, restricted code. 1
- verb with object precode to translate (a message) into a code; encode. 1
- verb with object precode to categorize or identify by assigning a code to: All specimens were coded prior to the test. 1
- verb with object precode to arrange or enter (laws or statutes) in a code. 1
- verb with object precode Digital Technology. to write code for (a computer program or application) (often followed by up): Hire a programmer to code up a website for you. 1
- verb without object precode Genetics. to specify the amino acid sequence of a protein by the sequence of nucleotides comprising the gene for that protein: a gene that codes for the production of insulin. 1
- verb without object precode Digital Technology. to write computer code. 1
- adjective precode produced, existing, or occurring prior to the introduction of a given legal code or regulation, esp preceding the introduction of the Hays Code of 1934, which enforced moral guidelines on the film industry 0
- verb precode to code beforehand 0