coding

noun

The process of writing computer software code.

The process of encoding or decoding.

An encoding.

(emergency medicine) A method of communicating important medical information discreetly and quickly between medical professionals and responders.

An alternative therapy used to treat addictions by convincing the patient (through hypnosis, placebos, etc.) that the substance will harm or kill them if they use it again.

(mathematics) A 1-uniform morphism; an injective morphism; a morphism that maps letter to letter

(Philippines) Ellipsis of number coding. [The process of encoding or decoding.]

adjective

(Philippines) Applied to vehicles when they are under number coding.

Roots

caudexcod- · Latin · tree trunk, block of wood

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