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HSK
cipher; secret code / password; PIN
HSK 4
number / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
number / numerals / figures / digital / amount / numerical code
HSK 4
at the minimum; at the very least
HSK 5
2D barcode; matrix code / (esp.) QR code
HSK 5
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weight / number / code / to pile / to stack / classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc
HSK 7-9
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
HSK 7-9
code
barcode
barcode
to code / to encode / code
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
to decode / to decipher
verification code / CAPTCHA, a type of challenge-response test (computing)
non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked
to ratchet up / to raise (expectations etc) / to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc) / to up the ante / (computing) to encode
size / fitting (of apparel)
source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
page number
source code (computing)
postal code / zip code
theatrical piece; (fig.) scenario (in real life)
(Tw) (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes
character code
Unicode
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
source code (computing)
internal code
to increase bit by bit / repeated increments
Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)
Unicode / also written 統一碼|统一码
price tag
machine code
interchange code / computer coding for characters, including Chinese
standard weight (used on a balance scale)
Unicode / also written 統一碼|统一码
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. for 國家標準碼|国家标准码
Morse code
I.D. number
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩, nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
Guo Biao or GB, the standard PRC encoding, abbr. 國標碼|国标码
variant of 砝碼|砝码
ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
to scan a QR code or barcode
(fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes
pixelated or censored (of video)
source code (computing) (Tw)
(computing) transcoding / to convert (from one encoding to another)
(computing) mask
Morse code
identifier
12-yard (sports) / penalty kick
sample code (computing)
check digit
excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)
region code (DVD)
to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes
(computing) open-source
country code
variant of 身份證號碼|身份证号码 / I.D. number
tracking number (of a package shipment)
Zheng coding / original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里|郑易里, underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods / also called common coding 字根通用碼|字根通用码
CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992
binary code / binary encoding
five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
pseudocode
fax number
area code / telephone dialing code
CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
Punycode (encoding for internationalized domain names) (abbr. for 國際化域名編碼|国际化域名编码)
genetic code
subnet mask (computing)
common coding for components of Chinese character / same as Zheng coding 鄭碼|郑码
malicious code (e.g. virus) / malware
(Tw) a barcode presented at checkout, used to electronically save the receipt 統一發票|统一发票 to the customer’s cloud account
Morse code
Manchester encoding
unpixelated or uncensored (of video)
Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
code
(computing) to hard code; hard-coded
source code (computing)
unified social credit identifier, the VAT identification number of a business or organization
Morse code
complementary code / binary code with 0 and 1 interchanged
Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard / abbr. to 通用碼|通用码
Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard (abbr. for 通用漢字標準交換碼|通用汉字标准交换码)
PRC postcode, e.g. 361000 for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门, Fujian
repeated code / coincident code (i.e. two characters or words having the same encoding)
area code / telephone dialing code


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