as in law
a collection or system of rules of conduct
Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code
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Recent Examples of code
Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Hermès cracks the code with a round but also cushion shape that tweaks the dress watch aesthetic without violating it.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2024
In addition, many business users think of data modeling as something strictly technical and dependent on in-depth coding skills.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Phoenix is getting more flights and a bigger plane to this European city Improper food storage among 4 health code violations at Phoenix-area restaurant Do recent layoffs at Nikola, elsewhere signal a worsening economy?
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Hermès cracks the code with a round but also cushion shape that tweaks the dress watch aesthetic without violating it.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
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In 1959, after learning to code on the job just a few years prior, Sammet helped write the foundation of Cobol, a programming language widely used in computers that performed large-scale data processing jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2024
In addition, many business users think of data modeling as something strictly technical and dependent on in-depth coding skills.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The firm is accusing these parties of violating various Texas state laws by allegedly offering a former client of Buzbee's money in exchange for suing his company.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Indiana's new deep-fake election law doesn't cover that.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2024
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Under South Korea’s constitution, at least six justices must approve an impeachment for it to be upheld.Gawon Bae, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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India's constitution was penned by a Dalit intellectual, known as Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar CQ.Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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Data can be encoded in both the frequency and depth of these spectral holes.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Scientists Greg Barsh from Stanford University and Hiroyuki Sasaki from Japan’s Kyushu University and their teams studied feline genomes to pinpoint which protein encoded by a cat’s genes brought out the orange hue.Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Every message sent through Session is end-to-end encrypted, ensuring only the sender and recipient can access its content.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Short Message Service, more commonly known as SMS, is not encrypted.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Code.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/code. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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