1 In information theory, the rule for the coordination of two different repertoires of signs, which can represent the same information. For example, the binary code is based on the values 1 and 0 (i.e. yes and no). The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 can be...

1. A list of procedures or rules. 2. The accepted form of behaviour within a social group. 3. A style of language, eg vocabulary and speech patterns. 4. Symbols for the conversion and analysis of quantitative...

In communications, a code is a rule for converting a piece of information (for example, a letter, word, or phrase) into another form or representation, not necessarily of the same type. In communications and information processing, encoding is the...