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."