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codesmith

codesmith noun: one who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.

Noun

codesmith (plural codesmiths)

  1. One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.
    • Technoids get especially irritated. Though a few see him [Bill Gates] as the ultimate vindication of their breed, the rest maintain their sanity by considering him the Gladstone Gander of codesmiths, a guy who just happened to get a lucky break […]1989, PC Mag, volume 8, number 5, page 91
    • The use of ciphers and coded messages became more sophisticated, with codesmiths and cryptanalysts playing a crucial role in both sending and deciphering secret communications.2023, Josh Luberisse, From Roman Speculatores to the NSA: Evolution of Espionage and Its Impact on Statecraft and Civil Liberties

Forms of codesmith

pluralcodesmiths

Origin of codesmith

From code + smith.

Questions about codesmith

What does codesmith mean?
Codesmith means one who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.
What part of speech is codesmith?
Codesmith is a noun.
What is the plural of codesmith?
The plural of codesmith is codesmiths.

Words near codesmith in the dictionary

  1. codesigned
  2. codesigner
  3. codesigners
  4. codesigning
  5. codesigns
  6. codesmith
  7. codesmiths
  8. codespace
  9. codespaces
  10. codestream
  11. codestreams

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