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short code

short code noun: a number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.

Noun

short code (plural short codes)

  1. A number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, code.

Forms of short code

pluralshort codes

Questions about short code

What does short code mean?
Short code means a number of fewer digits than a telephone number, used as an abbreviated telephone number for use only when dialing from a cellular phone.
What part of speech is short code?
Short code is a noun.
What is the plural of short code?
The plural of short code is short codes.

Words near short code in the dictionary

  1. short circuit operator
  2. short circuit operators
  3. short circuited
  4. short circuiting
  5. short circuits
  6. short code
  7. short codes
  8. short commons
  9. short con
  10. short cons
  11. short corner

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