coding

/ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
verb
  1. To write instructions for a computer using a programming language.
    • The team is coding a new feature for the website.
    • He learned to code when he was in high school.
    • She codes every evening to prepare for her new job.
  2. To assign a code to something, such as a number, letter, or symbol, for identification or classification.
    • The librarian will code each book with a unique number.
    • Please code these forms by date before filing them.
    • Scientists code samples in the lab to keep track of them.
  3. To express something in a secret or symbolic form.
    • In the game, players code their answers to hide them from opponents.
    • The artist coded hidden meanings into the painting's colors.
    • The children coded their messages using a simple alphabet shift.
noun
  1. The activity or process of writing instructions for a computer, using a programming language.
    • Many schools now offer coding classes to students as young as six.
    • She is learning coding to build her own mobile apps.
    • He spends his weekends working on coding projects for fun.
  2. A system of symbols or letters used to represent information, often to keep it secret or to organize it.
    • In genetics, the coding of DNA determines an organism's traits.
    • The library uses a color coding to sort books by genre.
    • The spy used a simple coding system to send messages.
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