outcode

English

Etymology 1

Short for outward code.

Noun

outcode (plural outcodes)

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

Etymology 2

out- + code

Verb

outcode (third-person singular simple present outcodes, present participle outcoding, simple past and past participle outcoded)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in computer programming ability.
    • 2002, Newsweek (volume 140, page lxxx)
      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.
    • 2015, Nicholas Carlson, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!
      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.
Synonyms

Etymology 3

out + code

Noun

outcode (plural outcodes)

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