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A '''Code word''' may refer any of several conceptsto:

* [[Code word (communication)]], an element of a standardized code or protocol

* A clandestine [[code name]]

* [[Code word (figure of speech)]], designed to convey a predetermined meaning to a receptive audience, while remaining inconspicuous to others

* [[Code word]] in [[cryptography]] and [[telecommunications]].

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** [[Procedure word]], in voice communication

* [[Informal code word]], a term used like [[code name]]s but without formal agreement, to communicate something more selectively than direct language would.

** Code word, an element of a [[codebook]] designed so that the meaning of the code word is opaque without the code book

** [[Code name]], a clandestine name or cryptonym used to identify sensitive information

* [[password]], passcode, codeword, countersign; a word that is a special code for access, to pass a challenge of a sentry

* ''[[Code Words]]'', an online coding and programming publication

==See also==

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* [[Brevity code]]

** [[Ten-code]], brevity codes in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens Band

* [[Cipher crossword]], a puzzle

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* [[Password (disambiguation)]]

* [[Safeword (disambiguation)]]

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