countercode

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noun

A code given in response to another code.

“the codes and countercodes involved in a missile launch”

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Meanings

nouncountercode (plural countercodes)

plural countercodes

  1. A code given in response to another code.

    the codes and countercodes involved in a missile launch

Origin

From counter- + code.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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