written code

collocation in English

meaningsofwrittenandcode

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written
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪt.ən/
us
/ˈrɪt̬.ən/
expressed in writing, or ...
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code
noun
uk
/kəʊd/
us
/koʊd/
a system of words, letters, or signs used to represent a message in secret form, or a system of numbers, letters, or signals used to represent something in a shorter or more ...
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(Definition ofwrittenandcodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwritten code

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Awrittencodeof conduct was followed to maximise procedural rigour.
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A comparison of oral andwrittencodeelaboration.
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Then the type system can check whether thewrittencodeconforms to the staging specifications, turning staging errors into type errors.
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These experiences enhance their understanding of thewrittencodeand instill the basic skills involved in inventing the spelling of dictated words.
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This practice is however particularly prevalent among writers in popular magazines, who resort towrittencode-switching for a variety of reasons.
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As far as verbal agreement is concerned, a large gap exists between the oral and thewrittencode.
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As a result, sub-statutes were required to fill the gap between thewrittencodeand the changing realities of society.
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Our study yielded partial support for the bootstrapping model linking language and literacy, and specifically the development of oral morphology and learning of thewrittencode.
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Lahoud, like his predecessor, proclaimed his power as head of state by defying and breaking rules of state as expressed in thewrittencodeof antiquities preservation.
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Coulmas first sketches the attitudes commonly taken toward illiteracy and illiterate people and contrasts with them thewrittencodeas the embodiment of the centralization of resources.
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That is the unwritten code—indeed, thewrittencode—of sportsmen through the ages.
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We have awrittencodeof conduct—a public document—which is part of our standing orders and is available to anyone.
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Under existing guidance, providers of youth training and employment training are required to have awrittencodeof practice setting out the disciplinary and grievance procedures for trainees.
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Test-driven development ensures in this way that allwrittencodeis covered by at least one test.
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He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by awrittencodeto be enforced only by a court.
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These standards are found within thewrittencodeof ethics or may be referred to as the employee handbook.
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There was nowrittencode, court of law and jail before 1870.
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The idea for the contest came after they compared notes with each other about some poorlywrittencodethat they had to fix.
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