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timecode

timecode is the alternative spelling of time code.

Meaning of time code

Noun

time code (plural time codes)

  1. A numeric code generated at regular intervals by a timing system, often for video synchronization.
    • A DigiSlate can be set to display either SMPTE or internal (real time) time code.2010, Richard W. Kroon, A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment and Other Audiovisual Terms, page 207

Verb

timecode (third-person singular simple present timecodes, present participle timecoding, simple past and past participle timecoded)

  1. (transitive) To mark with time codes.
    • timecoded data

Noun

timecode (plural timecodes)

  1. (Russia) Synonym of timestamp (“time at which something in a video occurs”).
    Synonyms:
    timestamp

Synonyms of timecode

Forms of timecode

Noun
pluraltimecodes
Verb
third-person singular presenttimecodes
present participletimecoding
past participletimecoded
pasttimecoded

Origin of timecode

From time + code.

time + code, calque of Russian таймко́д (tajmkód).

Questions about timecode

What does timecode mean?
Timecode means to mark with time codes.
What is timecode the alternative spelling of?
Timecode is the alternative spelling of time code.
What part of speech is timecode?
Timecode can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of timecode?
The past tense of timecode is timecoded.

Words near timecode in the dictionary

  1. timeboxing
  2. timecard
  3. timecards
  4. timeclock
  5. timeclocks
  6. timecode
  7. timecoded
  8. timecodes
  9. timecoding
  10. timeconsuming
  11. timecourse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: timecode (page history and authors); time code (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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