Etymology

coder

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Today it means: A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses. Full definition →

English code ← Middle English code ← Old French code
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  1. Latincaudex
  2. Latincōdex
  3. Old Frenchcode
  4. Middle Englishcode
  5. Englishcode
  6. English todaycoder

From code + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.