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outcode

outcode noun: the first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.

Noun (1)

outcode (plural outcodes)

  1. The first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.
    • The outcodes are used to get mail to the correct postal office for delivery by mail carriers.2007, Jeffrey Sambells, Michael Purvis, Cameron Turner, Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax

Verb

outcode (third-person singular simple present outcodes, present participle outcoding, simple past and past participle outcoded)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in computer programming ability.
    • It's a great test of the claims of open-source gurus, who say that a self-motivated community can outcode any team working for a single employer—like, um, Microsoft.2002, Newsweek, volume 140, page lxxx
    • There was no shame in Mayer getting outcoded by Dean. But for her, the experience provided a truth. She realized that she was never going to be as good at programming as Dean—or even in his class.2015, Nicholas Carlson, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!
    Synonyms:
    outprogram

Noun (2)

outcode (plural outcodes)

  1. A code used in the Cohen-Sutherland algorithm, indicating how a line should be clipped relative to the viewport.

Synonyms of outcode

Forms of outcode

Noun
pluraloutcodes
Verb
third-person singular presentoutcodes
present participleoutcoding
past participleoutcoded
pastoutcoded

Origin of outcode

Short for outward code.

From out- + code.

From out + code.

Questions about outcode

What does outcode mean?
Outcode means the first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.
What part of speech is outcode?
Outcode can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of outcode?
The plural of outcode is outcodes.

Words near outcode in the dictionary

  1. outclowns
  2. outcoach
  3. outcoached
  4. outcoaches
  5. outcoaching
  6. outcode
  7. outcoded
  8. outcodes
  9. outcoding
  10. outcollaborate
  11. outcollaborated

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