Meanings
nounbinary code (countable and uncountable, plural binary codes)
plural binary codes
- countableuncountablecomputingA code that uses the binary digits (1 and 0), usually in groups of eight, to represent characters, machine instructions or other data.
Synonyms: ones and zeroes, ones and zeros
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA code that uses the binary digits (1 and 0), usually in groups of eight, to represent characters, machine instructions or other data.
Translations
Catalan codi binari
- codi binaricode that uses binary digits
Esperanto duuma kodo
- duuma kodocode that uses binary digits
German Binärcode, Binärkode
- Binärcodecode that uses binary digits
- Binärkodecode that uses binary digits
Hungarian bináris kód
- bináris kódcode that uses binary digits
Romanian cod binar
- cod binarcode that uses binary digits
Russian двои́чный код
- двои́чный код (dvoíčnyj kod)code that uses binary digits
Spanish código binario
- código binariocode that uses binary digits
Turkish ikili kod
- ikili kodcode that uses binary digits
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APA
binary code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binary%20code
MLA
“binary code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binary%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binary code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binary%20code.
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