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telegraph codes

telegraph codes is the plural of telegraph code.

Meaning of telegraph code

Noun

telegraph code (plural telegraph codes)

  1. A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.
  2. (historical) A mapping of arbitrary words to full sentences in a particular domain, to allow messages to be shortened and sent more cheaply by telegraph.

Questions about telegraph codes

What is telegraph codes the plural of?
Telegraph codes is the plural of telegraph code.

Words near telegraph codes in the dictionary

  1. telegraph
  2. telegraph blue
  3. telegraph boy
  4. telegraph boys
  5. telegraph code
  6. telegraph codes
  7. telegraph cucumber
  8. telegraph cucumbers
  9. Telegraph Hill
  10. telegraph line
  11. telegraph lines

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