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coding.

The process of encoding or decoding.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/koʊdɪŋ/General-American/kəʊdɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The process of encoding or decoding.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An encoding.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The process of writing computer software code.

    countable · uncountable
    I spent all night on the coding, but the program was ready by morning.
  4. A method of communicating important medical information discreetly and quickly between medical professionals and responders.

    countable · uncountable
  5. An alternative therapy used to treat addictions by convincing the patient (through hypnosis, placebos, etc.) that the substance will harm or kill them if they use it again.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A 1-uniform morphism; an injective morphism; a morphism that maps letter to letter

    countable · uncountable
  7. Ellipsis of number coding.

    Philippines · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · numeral · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From code + -ing.

adj/koʊdɪŋ/General-American/kəʊdɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Applied to vehicles when they are under number coding.

    Philippines · not-comparable
    My car is coding today, so I cannot drive.
Where this word comes from

From code + -ing.

verb/koʊdɪŋ/General-American/kəʊdɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. present participle and gerund of code

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From code + -ing.

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