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colour code

noun colour codes · colour-code · color code

  1. UK Any system where colours are used to categorize elements of sets.
  2. UK An individual mapping of a colour to an element in such a set.

verb colour codes · colour coding · colour coded · colour-code · color code

  1. UK, transitive To mark items with a colour code as a means of sorting.

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noun system where colors are used to categorize elements of sets

Españolcodificación colorida
DeutschFarbschlüssel, Farbenschlüssel, Farbcode

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@misc{colour_code_2026,
  title = {colour code},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colour%20code},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}