outcode

The first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.

Noun

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

Origin

Short for outward code.

Forms

outcodes

Related

incode

Noun computer graphics, computing

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

Origin

From out + code.

Forms

outcodes

Verb

  1. To surpass in computer programming ability.
    • 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. - 2002, Newsweek, volume 140, page lxxx:
    • 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. - 2015, Nicholas...

Origin

From out- + code.

Forms

outcodes outcoding outcoded

Synonyms

outprogram