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CoD

Content on Demand

code

1. A set of unambiguous rules specifying the manner in which data may be represented in a discrete form.
Note 1: Codes may be used for brevity or security.
Note 2: Use of a code provides a means of converting information into a form suitable for communications, processing, or encryption.
2. [In COMSEC, any] system of communication in which arbitrary… (Read More →)

code book

Document containing plain text and code equivalents in a systematic arrangement, or a technique of machine encryption using a word substitution technique. [INFOSEC-99]

code character

A character that (a) is used to represent a discrete value or symbol and (b) is derived in accordance with a code.

code conversion

1. Conversion of signals, or groups of signals, in one code into corresponding signals, or groups of signals, in another code.
2. A process for converting a code of some predetermined bit structure, such as 5, 7, or 14 bits per character interval, to another code with the same or a different number of bits per character interval.
Note: In… (Read More →)

code element

One of a set of parts of which the characters in a given code may be composed.

code group

[A] group of letters, numbers, or both in a code system used to represent a plain text word, phrase, or sentence. [INFOSEC-99]
Note: Code groups may include symbols and other elements.

Code Holder

An assignee of an NXX code which was allocated by the CO Code Administrator. When an NXX Code becomes pooled, the Code Holder becomes the LERG Assignee

code restriction

A service feature by which certain terminals are prevented from accessing certain features of the network.

code set

The complete set of representations defined by a particular code and language.

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