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control code

control code noun: a numeric value or string of such values that triggers a specific command or action to occur, rather than displaying a text character.

Noun

control code (plural control codes)

  1. A numeric value or string of such values that triggers a specific command or action to occur, rather than displaying a text character.

Forms of control code

pluralcontrol codes

Questions about control code

What does control code mean?
Control code means a numeric value or string of such values that triggers a specific command or action to occur, rather than displaying a text character.
What part of speech is control code?
Control code is a noun.
What is the plural of control code?
The plural of control code is control codes.

Words near control code in the dictionary

  1. control characters
  2. control chart
  3. control charts
  4. control cities
  5. control city
  6. control code
  7. control codes
  8. control column
  9. control columns
  10. control coupling
  11. control couplings

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