Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upcode

/ˈʌpkəʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-code
IPA: /ˈʌpkəʊd/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behavioral norms which influence how software (or "downcode") is produced.

verb

To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition from the correct code to one for which a larger amount can be billed.

American usage

verb

To give an improved code or rating to something.

Example Sentences

"Upcode includes the mental codes that shape human thought and behavior from within and the cultural codes that operate on us, often invisibly, from without: personal morality, religious rituals, social norms, legal rules, corporate policies, professional ethics, website terms of service. Downcode is run by computers, upcode by humans."
"Several factors appear to have fueled the PBD epidemic: […]; and diagnostic upcoding in the U.S. health system that rations treatment according to DSM diagnoses [ 14 ]."
"Introduction of more wagons fitted with vacuum brakes and roller-bearing axleboxes has made it possible to up-code trains conveying steel and coal traffic."

Etymology

From up- + code.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

upcodes (plural) upcodes (present, singular) upcoding (participle, present) upcoded (participle, past) upcoded (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce upcode?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌpkəʊd/.
What does upcode mean?: The behavioral norms which influence how software (or "downcode") is produced.
Where does upcode come from?: From up- + code.

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