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Dictionary Checker helps you quickly verify whether a word appears in the same local English word list used by our word tools.
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Meaning of codes
noun
- A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. Example: This flavour of soup has been assigned the code WRT-9.
- A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject. Example: The medical code is a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
verb
- To write software programs. Example: I learned to code on an early home computer in the 1980s.
- To add codes to a dataset.
- To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
- To encode. Example: We should code the messages we send out on Usenet.
- To encode a protein.
verb
- Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
What is a Dictionary Checker?
A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
How It Works
The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.