Meaning & use
coding
The process of writing instructions in a programming language to create software or control a computer.
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She spent the weekend coding a simple app to track her daily expenses.
Many schools now teach basic coding skills starting in elementary school.
A note on using this word
In research contexts, "coding" can also mean systematically labeling or categorizing data, a different sense from computer programming.
Words with a similar meaning
programmingscripting
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