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HSK
2D barcode; matrix code / (esp.) QR code
HSK 5
code
to scan a QR code or barcode
number / numerals / figures / digital / amount / numerical code
HSK 4
number plate / car license plate / CL: 條|条, 塊|块,
binary code / binary encoding
to ratchet up / to raise (expectations etc) / to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc) / to up the ante / (computing) to encode
five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
source code (computing)
digital camera
size / fitting (of apparel)
handheld barcode scanner
internal code
digital camera
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
check digit
source code (computing) (Tw)
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *碼* | 碼* | *碼
(archaic) agate / (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale / number / (computing) code / (clothing) size / yard (unit of length) / (coll.) kilometers per hour (informal misuse of "yard" to mean kph in speed references) / (coll.) to pile up; to stack / classifier for matters, items, situations etc (esp. when indicating whether they are the same or different, as in 不是一碼事|不是一码事 "not the same thing") / (Tw, HK) (finance) unit of 25 basis points (i.e. a 0.25% change in interest rate)
HSK 7-9
Morse code
area code / telephone dialing code
digital currency
cryptography
price tag
coding system
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
Star Ferry terminal, Hong Kong
cipher; secret code / password; PIN
HSK 4
to digitize
decoder
verification code / CAPTCHA, a type of challenge-response test (computing)
code page
to code / to encode / code
number / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
12-yard (sports) / penalty kick
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
HSK 7-9
(biochemistry) anticodon
Morse code
source code (computing) (Tw, HK)
(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
ASCII, American Standard Code for Information Interchange
barcode
source code (computing)
(computing) open-source
open-source software (OSS)
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
interchange code / computer coding for characters, including Chinese
standard weight (used on a balance scale)
area code / telephone dialing code
(fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes
the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩, nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
SmarTone-Vodafone (Hong Kong and Macau company)
sample code (computing)
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
genetic code
Cyberport, a technology and commercial complex in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
encoder
tracking number (of a package shipment)
Punycode (encoding for internationalized domain names) (abbr. for 國際化域名編碼|国际化域名编码)
large size
combination lock
yard line (sports)
Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine / also called 草碼|草码
complementary code / binary code with 0 and 1 interchanged
code segment
bitrate
to pixelate an image / to key in captcha authentication codes
(publishing industry) total cover price of all books in an edition
postal code / zip code
two things that are fundamentally different from each other; two very different things
country code
pixelated or censored (of video)
barcode
I.D. number
character code
to increase bit by bit / repeated increments
(coll.) numeral / counter; chip; token / (old) ready money; cash / standard weight (used on a balance scale)
wharf; dock; quay; pier
The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station. / The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)
identifier
(computing) transcoding / to convert (from one encoding to another)
CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992
digital printing
at the minimum; at the very least
HSK 5
page number
to type (with a keyboard) / (coding theory) codeword
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
common coding for components of Chinese character / same as Zheng coding 鄭碼|郑码
password protection
malicious code (e.g. virus) / malware
Unicode
Unicode / also written 統一碼|统一码
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)
coded telegram / ciphered cable
to pile up / to stack up
non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked

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