Definition of code:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		a very short abbreviation, often with little correlation to the item it represents; a body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest
		
								
				"you assigned the same "unique" code to two intake-categories, causing a database error!"
			
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		to write software programs; to 
categorise by assigning identifiers from a 
schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes
		
 
								
				"we should code the messages we sent out on usenet."