Code word may refer to:
- Code word (communication), an element of a standardized code or protocol
- Code word (figure of speech), designed to convey a predetermined meaning to a receptive audience, while remaining inconspicuous to others
- Procedure word, in voice communication
- Code word, an element of a codebook designed so that the meaning of the code word is opaque without the code book
- Code name, a clandestine name or cryptonym used to identify sensitive information
- password, passcode, codeword, countersign; a word that is a special code for access, to pass a challenge of a sentry
- Code Words, an online coding and programming publication
See also
edit- Brevity code
- Ten-code, brevity codes in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens Band
- Cipher crossword, a puzzle
- All pages with titles containing code words
- All pages with titles containing codewords
- All pages with titles containing code word
- All pages with titles containing codeword
- Password (disambiguation)
- Safeword (disambiguation)