Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy

n. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

machine

n. a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"

machine

n. an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine"

code, computer code

n. (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions

codification, code

n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

machine, simple machine

n. a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

n. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

code

v. attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"

machine

v. make by machinery; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars"

machine

v. turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

code, cipher, cypher, inscribe, encode, encipher, encrypt, write in code

v. convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"

cryptograph, cryptogram, secret writing

n. a piece of writing in code or cipher

setup, apparatus

n. equipment designed to serve a specific function

car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

n. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"

canon

n. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"

doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine, church doctrine

n. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

belief, dogma, tenet

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

scripture

n. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

law

n. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"

charter

n. a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

order, rescript, decree, edict, fiat

n. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

statute, legislative act

n. an act passed by a legislative body

injunction, enjoining, enjoinment

n. (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order"

carriage, equipage, rig, sailing rig

n. a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

vehicle

n. a conveyance that transports people or objects

bomb

n. an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

setup, apparatus

n. equipment designed to serve a specific function

contrivance, appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, widget

n. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

device

n. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

machine

n. any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

mechanism

n. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

wreck

n. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

decode

v. (decode)

decode

v. convert code into ordinary language

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