Break
Break verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Usage example: Alan Turing and the Bletchley Park mathematicians broke the Enigma code being used by the Nazis
Code
Code verb - Convert ordinary language into code.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly, Gates didn't actually break into Apple and slap Steve Jobs around until he gave up his code.
Source: Theatre / N.E.R.D.S. - Dolores' success in swatting a fly suggests that she has managed to break her core code, at least somewhat.
Source: Series / Westworld - Later shows interpreted Picard's reluctance to break the rules to upgrade the Prime Directive into some kind of inviolable code, and showed captains going well out of their way to avoid violating it.
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