n.
1.a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
2.a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
3.(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions code v.
1.attach a code to
2.convert ordinary language into code
Idiom of the Day
a nine day/day's wonder
someone or something that is of interest to people only for a short time
The actor was a nine day's wonder and everyone forgot about him after a couple of months.