short code

noun

A number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.

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Meanings

nounshort code (plural short codes)

plural short codes

  1. A number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, code.
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APA

short code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20code

MLA

“short code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20code. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short code,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20code.

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