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code word

word or phrase designed to convey a predetermined meaning to an audience who know the phrase, while remaining inconspicuous to the uninitiated
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code word

Summary

code word is a stylistic device[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #76 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • code word's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • code word's instance of is recorded as figure of speech[4].
  • code word's subclass of is recorded as word or phrase[5].
  • code word's has use is recorded as obfuscation[6].
  • code word's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05k_gq[7].
  • code word's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Code_word[8].
  • code word's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Ergebnisrechnung[9].

Why It Matters

code word draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #76 of 107).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . FactGrid. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). code word. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-word
MLA “code word.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-word.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_code-word_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{code word}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-word}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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