overcode
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Synonyms: overcome, overrode, override, overdone, overcoat, overtone, overvote, overlade, overcame, overside, overbody, overdede
Antonyms: overcome, overrode, override, overdone, overcoat, overtone, overvote, overlade, overcame, overside, overbody, overdede
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Noun
- {{lb|en|countable|research methods}} A [[code]] used to represent [[multiple]] (possibly unrelated) data items.
- {{lb|en|countable|semiotics}} An established [[code]] ([[signifier]]) that also acts as a new code, either [[represent]]ing additional (related) meanings, or [[divide|dividing]] into various [[nuance]]s of the original meaning.
- [[inventory|Inventory]] that can no longer be [[sold]] (such as items that are past their sell-by date).
Verb
- {{lb|en|semiotics}} To use as an overcode for.
- {{lb|en|semiotics}} To act as an overcode for.
- To use a particular code or set of codes too much.
- To code too many things or include too many codes in a coding system.
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