Definition of "geocode" [geocode]

• The demographic characterization of a neighborhood or locality, especially as used in marketing. (noun)

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• "A geocode is a precise latitude/longitude measure corresponding to the location of something, such as a hotel."
• "For instance, the Federal Election Commission's requirement for digitally logged campaign contributions hadn't really caused much controversy -- until Michael Frumin, a researcher for a nonprofit arts-based technology firm called Eyebeam, decided to "geocode" the information -- assigning the precise latitude and longitude to the addresses."
• "This geographic information was verified last year by census workers who physically located each housing unit on the ground and assigned the housing units a "geocode" using special census maps and GPS coordinates."