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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

code
     n 1: a set of rules or principles or laws especially written ones
          [syn: codification]
     2: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring
        brevity or secrecy
     3: (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or
        instructions in a computer program or the set of such
        instructions [syn: computer code]
     v 1: attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you
          can identify them later"
     2: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
        message for security reasons" [syn: encode, encipher,
        cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code]
        [ant: decode]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or
   stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with
   wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a
   writing.]
   1. 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.

   Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian
         is sometimes called, by way of eminence. ``The Code''
         --Wharton.

   2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one
      subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the
      regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the
      naval code, a system of rules for making communications at
      sea means of signals.

   Code civil or Code Napoleon, a code enacted in France in
      1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and
      of property generally. --Abbot.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

code

   <software> Instructions for a computer in some programming
   language, often machine language.  The word "code" is often
   used to distinguish instructions from data (e.g. "The code
   is marked 'read-only'") whereas "software" is used in
   contrast with "hardware" and may consist of more than just
   code.

   (2000-04-08)

Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms December 2001 

CODE
        Client/server Open Development Environment (Powersoft)
CODE
        COlor Depth Enhancement (ATI)

Source: Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) 

code n. The stuff that software writers write, either in source form or
   after translation by a compiler or assembler. Often used in opposition
   to "data", which is the stuff that code operates on. This is a mass
   noun, as in "How much code does it take to do a bubble sort?", or "The
   code is loaded at the high end of RAM." Anyone referring to software as
   "the software codes" is probably a newbie or a suit.