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outcode

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Etymology 1

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Short for outward code .

Noun

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outcode (plural outcodes )

  1. The first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.
    • 2007, Jeffrey Sambells, Michael Purvis, Cameron Turner, Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax:
      The outcodes are used to get mail to the correct postal office for delivery by mail carriers.
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Etymology 2

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From out- +‎ code .

Verb

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

  1. (transitive ) To surpass in computer programming ability.
    • 2002, Newsweek, volume 140, page lxxx:
      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.
    • 2015, Nicholas Carlson, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!:
      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.
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Etymology 3

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From out +‎ code .

Noun

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outcode (plural outcodes )

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

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