What does coding mean?
Definitions for coding
cod·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word coding.
Princeton's WordNet
cryptography, coding, secret writing, steganographynoun
act of writing in code or cipher
Wiktionary
codingnoun
The process of encoding or decoding.
codingnoun
The process of writing computer software code.
I was up all night coding but the program was done for the boss this morning.
codingnoun
An encoding.
codingnoun
A method of communicating important medical information discreetly and quickly between medical professionals and responders.
ChatGPT
coding
Coding is the process of creating software programs, applications, or websites by writing and organizing lines of code using a programming language. It involves translating human instructions and requirements into a language that computers can understand and execute. Coding includes tasks such as designing algorithms, writing code, debugging and testing, and ensuring that the software functions as intended.
Wikidata
Coding
Coding refers to an analytical process in which data, in both quantitative form or qualitative are categorised to facilitate analysis. Coding means the transformation of data into a form understandable by computer software. The classification of information is an important step in preparation of data for computer processing with statistical software. One code should apply to only one category and categories should be comprehensive. There should be clear guidelines for coders so that code is consistent. Some studies will employ multiple coders working independently on the same data. This minimizes the chance of errors from coding and increases the reliability of data.
Editors Contribution
coding
The act and process of creating, defining, inputting and typing computer software code.
She loved her role as a coder and loved coding and the processes involved.
Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020
codingverb
Verb form of the word code.
The coding of the software was so efficient and everyone within the team were delighted.
Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of coding in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of coding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of coding in a Sentence
This design of this study is not able to detect the severity of these symptoms, and there are potentially other missed patients due to using medical coding to detect persistent Long COVID symptoms.
You can translate languages across the Internet through coding, but you can't do that without coding.
Coding is arguably what welding was 100 years ago, let's not get carried away.
Overwhelmingly, white suburban areas of Milwaukee sort of draw a line in saying no to a rail system, the opposition has been couched in coded language, but I think behind that coding is, 'We don't want people who don't look like us getting on the rail and coming out into our suburban areas.'.
Coding is another opportunity to me. Better than cleaning or working in a restaurant.
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