outcode
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The first part of a United Kingdom postcode, before the space.
noun
A code used in the Cohen-Sutherland algorithm, indicating how a line should be clipped relative to the viewport.
Example Sentences
- "The outcodes are used to get mail to the correct postal office for delivery by mail carriers."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: out