Phrase guide

binary code

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A code that uses the binary digits (1 and 0), usually in groups of eight, to represent characters, machine instructions or other data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ones and zeroes, ones and zeros

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: code, computer code

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: codi binari — code that uses binary digits
  • Esperanto: duuma kodo — code that uses binary digits
  • Galician: código binario — code that uses binary digits
  • Georgian: ორობითი კოდი (orobiti ḳodi) — code that uses binary digits
  • Georgian: ბინარული კოდი (binaruli ḳodi) — code that uses binary digits
  • German: Binärcode — code that uses binary digits
  • German: Binärkode — code that uses binary digits
  • Hungarian: bináris kód — code that uses binary digits
  • Romanian: cod binar — code that uses binary digits
  • Russian: двои́чный код (dvoíčnyj kod) — code that uses binary digits
  • Spanish: código binario — code that uses binary digits
  • Turkish: ikili kod — code that uses binary digits