secret code

collocation in English

meaningsofsecretandcode

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secret
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˈsiː.krət/
If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know ...
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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 ofsecretandcodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecret code

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No messages in asecretcodeare accepted.
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There is one further point on thesecretcode.
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I think the reason why people got so fascinated with this was that it was kind of like breaking asecretcodeor something.
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Her name also used as asecretcode.
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When plugged back in, it would not work unless asecretcodewas entered.
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Each pack comes with asecretcodeand a sticker card.
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Helga, who can be unlocked with asecretcode, replaces all the other characters.
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Each player then enters asecretcodewhich would prove useful in accomplishing the game's objective.
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There is no question whatever of a firm in this country sending insecretcodeany sort of communication abroad; it has all to go through the censorship.
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This port, unlike the other versions, allows players to choose the boss characters with asecretcode.
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In order to get into the last two the player must use asecretcodewhich is given in the previous section.
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A small boy observed the composer making notes and, thinking the man was jotting asecretcode, informed a police officer.
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Throughout the centuries volvelles have been used for such diverse purposes as teaching anatomy, making astronomical predictions, creatingsecretcode, and telling fortunes.
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A variant of this design is to use a computerized keypad and asecretcodethat activates and deactivates the switches.
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To call a long distance number, the user first dials the local access number, then keys in thesecretcode, followed by the actual long distance number.
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The members of the gang were believed to havesecretcodewords to recognize each other, and were believed to use a particular secret knot in their tie.
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Five days later she recovered the body of an enemy officer from a plane she had downed and thus obtained valuable intelligence material including asecretcodebook and photographs.
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