colour-code

A form of colour code — Any system where colours are used to categorize elements of sets.

Meanings

verbcolour-code (third-person singular simple present colour-codes, present participle colour-coding, simple past and past participle colour-coded)

present singular third person colour-codes · participle present colour-coding · participle past colour-coded · past colour-coded

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of colour code (verb)
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APA

colour-code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour-code

MLA

“colour-code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour-code. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colour-code,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colour-code.

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