color code

noun

any system of marking or visual designation that uses specific colors for indicating or simplifying, as on a chart or map or in an industrial plant.

color-code

[kuhl-er-kohd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

color-coded, color-coding

to distinguish or classify with a color code.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of color code¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Another option foregoes the color codes and explicitly details the high content of such ingredients.

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The volcano’s alert level was raised to warning status and the aviation color code went to red as scientists evaluate the eruption and associated hazards.

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At the same time, the color code provides information that can be measured by entropy.

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It's not legislation to have to put on the front and color code it so that a busy working parent can decide.

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The observatory has also changed its aviation color code warning for aircraft.

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color circle color-coordinated

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