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color code

1 American  

noun

  1. any system of marking or visual designation that uses specific colors for indicating or simplifying, as on a chart or map or in an industrial plant.

color-code 2 American  
[kuhl-er-kohd] / ˈkʌl ərˌkoʊd /

verb (used with object)

color-coded, color-coding

  1. to distinguish or classify with a color code.

Etymology

Origin of color-code

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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"Beyond imaging, a DNA color code could have very useful applications in data storage on DNA," says Tadija Keki?,

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2023

It's not legislation to have to put on the front and color code it so that a busy working parent can decide.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2023

The observatory has also changed its aviation color code warning for aircraft.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Two examples of topological codes are called the surface code and the color code.

From Scientific American • Apr. 19, 2022

The mother had devised the color code to save time.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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