Definitions
Communications
A code is
| “ | [a] [s]ystem of communication in which arbitrary groups of letters, numbers, or symbols represent units of plain text of varying length.[1] | ” |
Data
Code is a
| “ | system of symbols used to represent information, which might originally have some other representation.[2] | ” |
Standards
A code is
| “ | a collection of mandatory standards, which has been codified by a governmental authority and thus become part of the law for the jurisdiction represented by that authority such as the Uniform Building Code and National Electrical Code.[3] | ” |