Base
Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.
Code
Code noun - A collection or system of rules of conduct.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- In the Sega Master System game Zillion, when you reach the base's main computer near the end of the game, you must enter the code to activate the base's self-destruct sequence.
Source: Self-Destruct Mechanism - Binary Larry has a friend named Hex Lex who chisels code into the sidewalks in hexadecimal (base 16).
Source: Speaks In Binary - Supposedly the base game of The Sims 2 was supposed to have weather, but the code was commented out when they couldn't prevent the rain from falling through the roofs of buildings.
Source: Dummied Out / Simulation Games
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Code and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/code
Base & Code. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/code>.
Code or Base. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/code.
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