telegraph code

English

Noun

telegraph code (plural telegraph codes)

A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.
(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

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