Code Word

In communication, a code word is an element of a standardized code or protocol. Each code word is assembled in accordance with the specific rules of the code and assigned a unique meaning. Code words are typically used for reasons of reliability, clarity, brevity, or secrecy.

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Famous quotes containing the words code and/or word:

    “Motion or change, and identity or rest, are the first and second secrets of nature: Motion and Rest. The whole code of her laws may be written on the thumbnail, or the signet of a ring.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “And whose word do you think they’re going to believe. Or let me put it this way—whose word do you think they’re going to accept?”
    —Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928)