Code
Code noun - A collection or system of rules of conduct.
Note
Note noun - A usually brief written reminder.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- So, while on speaker phone, Ducky yells at Abby he needs the evidence back "stat." "Stat," as Gibbs and others later note, is code for a medical emergency requiring immediate help.
Source: Covert Distress Code -
Death Note and Code Geass both came out around the same time, feature bishonen Magnificent Bastard protagonists, and have a lot of Ho Yay.
Source: Fandom Rivalry - It's both a code and an in-joke: an acronym for "Smashing pumpkins into small piles of putrid debris." note The phrase comes from Usenet discussions related to Doom prior to its release.
Source: Classic Cheat Code
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Note and Code. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/code/note
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Note or Code. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/code/note.
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