computer code
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3.1
- noun
- /kəmˈpjuːtər koʊd/
- Specialized
:
código informático
- He spent hours debugging the computer code for the software application.
- develop computer code
- uses a complex computer code
That is a computer code that's used inside of Bitcoin.
- That is a computer code that's used inside of Bitcoin.
- It might be cooking, it could be writing computer code.
- What if you could use computer code to control the the physical nature of objects?
- A digital construct of computer code that we can't touch or feel.
- That's because I think about computer code as mathematics, not as spoken language code as strict rules and precise definitions.
Examples
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The developers wrote computer code to create a new video game.
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Boston University used unique NASA computer codes to produce global greenness values.
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What if you could use computer code to control the the physical nature of objects?
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In general, only 10 percent of a program's development costs are related to generating computer code.
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When a user tries to access a website, the browser will look for a computer code version of the privacy statement.
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Have any of you written computer code to do simulations before?
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In his work, MacLow uses a complex computer code that models how gases move and flow.
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Multiple-choice questions, computer code, and math problems can be graded by a machine.
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Within Boeing, he has developed many unique analytical methods and computer codes for various vital advanced programs.
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The development of nuclear weapons has depended heavily on the use of complex computer codes and supercomputers.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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3.1
A set of written instructions a computer follows to do a task
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3.9
Instructions written in a computer language that tell it what to do
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2.3
A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
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4.1
Text of a computer program that people can read and change
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.4
- Specialized
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3.9
- Specialized
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3.1
- Specialized
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3.1
- Specialized
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3.6
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4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the set of written instructions used to program a computer' is directly and compositionally derived from 'computer' (the device) + 'code' (program instructions); the noun-noun compound simply restricts 'code' to the computer domain. This is a regular, transparent compounding pattern with clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Computer code combines computer, the machine, with code, a kind of secret message or recipe made of symbols. Imagine lines of symbols telling a machine exactly what to do; that's why it means 'the set of written instructions' used to program a computer.