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A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of laws.
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A systematic collection of regulations and rules of procedure or conduct: a traffic code.
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A system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages.
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A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting messages requiring secrecy or brevity.
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A system of symbols and rules used to represent instructions to a computer; a computer program.
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