colour code

noun, verb — 3 senses

colour code

noun

1

UK Any system where colours are used to categorize elements of sets.

2

UK An individual mapping of a colour to an element in such a set.

Related terms: false colour, code blue, code brown, code red, code yellow

colour code

verb

1

UK To mark items with a colour code as a means of sorting.

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