codes

Definition/Scope: (1) Any system of communication in which arbitrary groups of symbols represent units of plain text of varying length. Codes may be used for brevity or for security. (2) A cryptosystem in which the cryptographic equivalents (usually called

Broader Terms:

cryptosystems
information representations

Narrower Terms:

additional skill identifiers
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ammunition condition codes
bar codes
brevity codes
budget and accounting classification codes
Department of Defense Identification Code
DOD activity address codes
DOD Ammunition Code
industry codes
intelligence functional codes
International Air Transport Association codes
International Civil Aviation Organization codes
mandatory recovery items codes
national stock numbers
routing identifier codes
social security numbers
special qualification indicators
unit identification codes
zip codes

Related Terms:

acronyms
code names
coding
decryption