Countercode

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A code given in response to another code.

    "the codes and countercodes involved in a missile launch"

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"the codes and countercodes involved in a missile launch"

Etymology

From counter- + code.

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