Algorithm vs. Code
Difference Between Algorithm and Code
Algorithmnoun
Ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
Codenoun
A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.Algorithmnoun
(archaic) Calculation with Arabic numerals; algorism.
Codenoun
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.
Algorithmnoun
a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Codenoun
Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.The naval code is a system of rules for making communications at sea by means of signals.Codenoun
A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
Codenoun
By synecdoche: a codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
The ASCII code of "A" is 65.Codenoun
A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
Codenoun
(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
Codenoun
Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
Object-oriented C++ code is easier to understand for a human than C code.I wrote some code to reformat text documents.This HTML code may be placed on your web page.Codenoun
(scientific programming) A program.
Codenoun
(linguistics) A particular lect or language variety.
Codeverb
(computing) To write software programs.
I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.Codeverb
To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
Codeverb
(cryptography) To encode.
We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.Codeverb
To encode a protein.
Codeverb
(medicine) To call a hospital emergency code.
coding in the CT scannerCodeverb
(medicine) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency a code blue such as cardiac arrest.
Codenoun
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
Codenoun
a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
Codenoun
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
Codeverb
attach a code to;
Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them laterCodeverb
convert ordinary language into code;
We should encode the message for security reasons
