Code (disambiguation)

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A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another object or action, not necessarily of the same sort.

Code may also refer to:

• Code (cryptography), a device for hiding the meaning of a message
• Code (computer programming), any sequence of statements and/or declarations written in some human-readable computer programming language
• Code (law), a body of law written and enforced by a state
• Code (semiotics), a device to carry information in a verbal and/or nonverbal form
• Code (information theory), a function mapping an alphabet to non-negative real numbers
• Code (metadata), data elements whose allowable values can be represented as enumerated lists
• Code (set theory), a set with a particular isomorphism to another set
• Code (album), an album by Cabaret Voltaire
• Code (band), a Norwegian/English black metal band
• Code Geass the popular Japanese anime.
• Code Lyoko, the French animated television series
• The Code (band), a ska punk band
• The Code (film), a Linux documentary
• "The Code" (Smart Guy), an episode of Smart Guy
• Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, a book by Lawrence Lessig
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, a book by Charles Petzold
• Cardiac arrest, a life-threatening medical condition (a term used by medical personnel), and the use of hospital emergency codes to alert medical staff.

Code may also be used for:

• Variety (linguistics), a language, dialect, or language register
• Code, any one of the distinct games known as football
• Morse Code, a method for transmitting telegraphic information
• The Code or Konami Code
• The Code or code of non-infringement
• Code, a unit of scale in model railroading
• Coding theory, a branch of mathematics and computer science dealing with data transmission

CODE is an acronym and may refer to:

• CODE (programming language)
• Crude Oil Data Exchange

[edit] See also

• Coding (disambiguation)