coding

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Pluralcodings (some meanings)

9 meanings of coding

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noununcountable
The work of writing instructions that tell a computer what to do.
Like writing a recipe a computer follows step by step.
She learned coding at a summer camp.
Coding takes a lot of patience and practice.
Similarprogramming, development, scripting
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2
noununcountable
The work of changing information into a secret or special form, or changing it back.
Like writing a note in a secret language, then reading it back later.
The coding of the message kept it safe from strangers.
Coding and decoding happen automatically inside your phone.
Similarencoding
3
nouncountable
A set way of turning information into a coded form.
Like an alphabet where each letter stands for something fixed.
This coding uses zeros and ones to stand for letters.
The team picked a simpler coding for the new system.
Similarencoding, scheme
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4
verb
Present participle of code. Use this form for something happening now, often after a form of "be."
She is coding a new app for her class project.
They were coding all night before the deadline.
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5
noununcountable
A way for hospital staff to share urgent medical news quickly and quietly using short signals.
Like a secret signal a team uses so only they understand it.
The hospital uses coding so staff can call for help without scaring patients.
Quick coding over the intercom brought the emergency team in seconds.
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6
noununcountable
A treatment that tries to stop an addiction by making the person believe the drug will hurt or kill them.
Like scaring yourself away from a hot stove because you believe it will burn you.
He tried coding to quit drinking after other methods failed.
Coding works only if the person truly believes the warning.
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nouncountable
In math, a rule that turns each letter into one other letter, with no two letters sharing the same result.
Like swapping each letter for a different one, the way a simple code does.
The coding changes every 'a' into a 'b' and every 'b' into a 'c'.
A coding never sends two different letters to the same letter.
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8
nounPhilippinesuncountableabbreviationellipsis
Short form of number coding. It means the rule that bans some cars from the road on set days.
My car can't go out today because of coding.
They lifted coding during the holidays.
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9
adjectivePhilippines
Banned from the road on a given day under the car number rule.
Like being told you can't play today because it isn't your turn.
My car is coding today, so I'll take the bus.
Is your van coding on Fridays?
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coding is a form of code

code, verb: To write the instructions that tell a computer what to do. Full entry

Forms: codecodes he/she/itcoding -ing formcoded past tense, past participle
Spelling: code → coding: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the word "code" plus "-ing".