Code

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005493",
  "term": "Code",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Instructions, written in the syntax of a computer language, which provide the computer with a logical process. Code may also be referred to as computer program. The term code describes the fact that computer languages use a different vocabulary and syntax than algorithms that may be written in standard language.\n\n2. In electronic records, a set of rules to convert data to a form that computers can process. Also called a computer code. Examples include ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) and EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code).\n\n3. A computer program.\n\n4. A systematically arranged collection of laws or regulations, such as the United States Code (U.S.C.) or the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).",
  "synonyms": [
    "COMPUTER CODE"
  ],
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "see_also": [
    "Code of Federal Regulations",
    "FILE CODES"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Modeling Glossary",
    "Records Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/code/"
}