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outcode

noun, verb — 3 senses

outcode

noun

Etymology Short for outward code.

1

The first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.

  • The outcodes are used to get mail to the correct postal office for delivery by mail carriers.2007, Jeffrey Sambells, Michael Purvis, Cameron Turner, Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax:
Related terms
incode

outcode

verb

Etymology From out- + code.

1

To surpass in computer programming ability.

  • 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.2002, Newsweek, volume 140, page lxxx:
  • 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.2015, Nicholas Carlson, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo!:
Synonyms
outprogram

outcode

noun

Etymology From out + code.

1

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A code used in the Cohen-Sutherland algorithm, indicating how a line should be clipped relative to the viewport.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.