Code

Dictionary Definition

  1. A set of rules, laws or regulations on how to behave or perform activities

  2. A set of symbols,letter and numbers to uniquely identify or secure an object or information 1

Committee Definition

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Domain Specific Usage

Medical: In medical practice, "code" can refer to cardiac arrest or in relation to genetic code. 2

IT/Software/Computer Science: A set of symbols and terms that represents data or instructions to a software application or computer hardware to implement a series of operations to process or produce information. 3

Notes

For additional information regarding the use of the term "code" in medical practice to refer to cardiac arrest, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_emergency_codes or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_arrest

  1. Adapted from the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary– http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/code. (1)

  2. Adapted from the National medical Dictionary– http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/39930/code. (2)

  3. Adapted from PC World Encyclopedia – http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/39930/code. (3)

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