telegraph code

English

Noun

telegraph code (plural telegraph codes)

1. A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.
2. (historical) A mapping of arbitrary words to full sentences in a particular domain, to allow messages to be shortened and sent more cheaply by telegraph.

Translations

encoding

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電碼／电码 (zh) (diànmǎ)

• Japanese: 電報コード (denpō kōdo)

See also

• Appendix:Chinese telegraph code/Mainland 1983