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Academic subfield
Critical code studies (CCS) is an emerging academic subfield, related to software studies, digital humanities, cultural studies, computer science, human–computer
Critical_code_studies
Field of research
a critical approach that this form of study can be practiced. As its name implies, critical data studies draws heavily on the influence of critical theory
Critical_data_studies
Natural language processing computer program
"Reading ELIZA: Critical Code Studies in Action". Electronic Book Review. Berry, David M. (2025). "Digital Ruins and Critical Code Studies: Towards an Ethics
ELIZA
Conceptual framework
disability critical race studies (DisCrit), which combines disability studies and CRT to focus on the intersection of disability and race. Latino critical race
Critical_race_theory
Area of study on European-descendant culture
developed beginning in the United States from white trash studies and critical race studies, particularly since the late 20th century. It is focused on
Whiteness_studies
Coding guidelines by Gerald J. Holzmann
The NASA study of the Toyota electronic throttle control firmware found at least 243 violations of these rules. Life critical system Coding conventions
The Power of 10: Rules for Developing Safety-Critical Code
The_Power_of_10:_Rules_for_Developing_Safety-Critical_Code
19th episode of the 2nd season of Community
"Critical Film Studies" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of Community. It was originally aired on March 24, 2011 on NBC. In the episode
Critical_Film_Studies
Integration of programming as part of running program
“Algorithms are Thoughts, Chainsaws are Tools.” Critical Code Studies Workshop, March 2010. A short film on live coding and the TOPLAP manifesto. Sorensen, Andrew
Live_coding
German-American computer scientist (1923–2008)
Marino, Mark C.; Berry, David M. (2024-11-03). "Reading ELIZA: Critical Code Studies in Action". Electronic Book Review. "BBC: Adam Curtis, "NOW THEN""
Joseph_Weizenbaum
Interdisciplinary approach to study discourse
class-oriented coding in accounts of child protection. Language Sciences 27:619–650. Threadgold, Terry (2003). Cultural Studies, Critical Theory and Critical Discourse
Critical_discourse_analysis
Use of color-coded bandannas in the gay and BDSM communities
The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchiefs or bandanas for non-verbally
Handkerchief_code
Topics referred to by the same term
sport code for cross country skiing at the Winter Olympics Container closure system, the packaging components for a pharmaceutical dosage Critical code studies
CCS
Analysis of facts to form a judgment
discourse) is systematically coded for different kinds of statements relating to critical thinking. For example, a statement might be coded as "Discuss ambiguities
Critical_thinking
Area of scholarly activity
like software studies, platform studies, and critical code studies. Fields that parallel the digital humanities include new media studies and information
Digital_humanities
Canadian storyteller and critic
Closed-Source Code in Grey and Black Box Systems.” Digital Humanities Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2. Special issue: “Critical Code Studies.” 2023. Fan, Lai-Tze
Lai-Tze_Fan
AI-dependent computer programming
language model (LLM) which generates source code automatically. Vibe coding may involve accepting AI-generated code without thorough review of the output,
Vibe_coding
Field of study
(link) "Critical Code Studies". criticalcodestudies.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Bogost, Ian; Montfort, Nick. "Platform Studies: A Book
Software_studies
Activity where one or more people check a program's code
lines of code per hour. Inspecting and reviewing more than a few hundred lines of code per hour for critical software (such as safety critical embedded
Code_review
American Dungeons & Dragons web series
period. Critical Role tops the chart with a direct payout of $9,626,712, followed by xQc with $8,454,427. "Twitch hacker leaks entire source code and streamers'
Critical_Role
Academic fields of study or professions
(outline) Critical management studies Critical sociology Cultural sociology Cultural studies/ethnic studies Africana studies Cross-cultural studies Culturology
Outline of academic disciplines
Outline_of_academic_disciplines
Multimedia production company
period. Critical Role tops the chart with a direct payout of $9,626,712, followed by xQc with $8,454,427. "Twitch hacker leaks entire source code and streamers'
Critical_Role_Productions
Academic disciplines that study society and culture
critical inquiry contributes both to individual enrichment and the public sphere. Classics, in the Western academic tradition, refers to the studies of
Humanities
American activist and filmmaker
Party, stating that Evans had been critical of China's authoritarian government in 2015. Since 2017, 25% of Code Pink's funding has come from groups
Jodie_Evans
include #transformDH, That Camp Theory, Critical Code Studies, and Crunk Feminist Collective. Black Girls Code is a project that has recently garnered
Feminist_digital_humanities
American design professor
methods from critical code studies. The book's publication renewed interest in the 10 PRINT program and prompted ports to other languages, coding tutorials
John_P._Bell
Comprehensive review of research literature using systematic methods
using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic. A systematic review extracts and interprets data from published studies on the
Systematic_review
Fictional story by Judy Malloy
version was started, but to date has not been completed. In 2016 the Critical Code Studies Working Group created a DOSBox emulation of the 1993 publication
Its_Name_Was_Penelope
Ancient Hindu text
(2004). The Law Code of Manu. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192802712. Olivelle, Patrick (2005). Manu's Code of Law: A Critical Edition and Translation
Manusmriti
Qualitative research methodology
system studies "the interrelationship between meaning in the perception of the subjects and their action". Grounded theory constructs symbolic codes based
Grounded_theory
Department of the University of Cape Town, South Africa
International Journal of Critical Diversity Studies is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering diversity studies. It contains book reviews
Wits Centre for Diversity Studies
Wits_Centre_for_Diversity_Studies
Forms of communication via digital mediums
literacy, visual rhetoric, new media, human–computer interaction, critical code studies, and a variety of many more. Eyman further attempts to explain in
Digital_rhetoric
US pacifist, anti-war organization
Code Pink: Women for Peace (often stylized as CODEPINK) is a pacifist, anti-war organization registered in the United States as a 501(c)(3) organization
Code_Pink
American academic
the case study format, the work examines the interpretation of digital poetics through three methodological approaches: critical code studies, close reading
Jessica_Pressman
Collection of laws promulgated by Lipit-Ishtar
those who would venture to desecrate or destroy it. No modern critical edition of the code exists. Its last English translation was performed by Martha
Code_of_Lipit-Ishtar
American legal scholar (born 1942)
2015. Now emeritus, he is best known as one of the founders of the critical legal studies movement. Kennedy received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1964
Duncan Kennedy (legal philosopher)
Duncan_Kennedy_(legal_philosopher)
American poet
JavaScript code from Sea and Spar Between was used by Mark Sample to create House of Leaves of Grass. For the 2022 Critical Code Studies Working Group
Stephanie_Strickland
Changing between languages during a conversation
study is only one of potentially many studies to be done. Writing studies has much more to dissect about remote code-switching. Potential research could
Code-switching
Research centre at the University of Birmingham, England
first director. From 1964 to 2002, it played a critical role in developing the field of cultural studies. The centre was the focus for what became known
Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies
Centre_for_Contemporary_Cultural_Studies
Hypothesis that younger people are better at language acquisition
birth and rearing in a socio-linguistic environment. Based on studies of the critical period for development of the visual system, this hypothesis holds
Critical_period_hypothesis
Method of writing code
(TDD) is a way of writing code that involves writing an automated unit-level test case that fails, then writing just enough code to make the test pass, then
Test-driven_development
American film era (1920s–1930s)
the Motion Picture Production Code censorship guidelines (popularly known as the Hays Code) in 1934. Although the Hays Code was adopted in 1930, oversight
Pre-Code_Hollywood
2003 novel by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is one of the best-selling American novels of all time. Brown's second novel to include
The_Da_Vinci_Code
1932–1972 human experiment in Alabama, United States
Felipe; Illigens, Ben M.W. (2018). Critical Thinking in Clinical Research: Applied Theory and Practice Using Case Studies. Oxford, England: Oxford University
Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study
Study of mental functions and behaviors
time. Some famous past studies are today considered unethical and in violation of established codes (e.g., the Canadian Code of Conduct for Research
Psychology
Analysis of social and lingual policy, or historiographical discourse phenomena
psychology, area studies, cultural studies, international relations, human geography, environmental studies, communication studies, biblical studies, public relations
Discourse_analysis
American philosopher
efficient cause in Aristotle's embryology". Aristotle Critical Assessments 2 (1987): 297-304. Code, Alan. "On the origins of some aristotelian theses about
Alan_Code
American researcher of language and performance
writing studies, and also performance studies. Young is the co-author of many books and multiple articles about Black studies and the importance of code-meshing
Vershawn_Ashanti_Young
Code of laws compiled by Alfred the Great
Christian codes. Michael Treschow, UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, reviewed how Alfred laid the foundation for the Spirit of Mercy in his code, stating
Doom_book
Study of signs
semiotics also studies non-linguistic signs, such as images, gestures, traffic signs, and animal calls. Communication theory studies how individuals
Semiotics
Cultural studies model
studies scholar Stuart Hall in 1973, for a conference addressing mass communications scholars. In a Marxist twist on this model, Stuart Hall's study,
Encoding/decoding model of communication
Encoding/decoding_model_of_communication
Chronology of reforms regarding women's rights
Allowance. Tasmania, Australia: From 1925 until 2001, Tasmania's Criminal Code prohibited "unlawful abortion" without specifically stating what was lawful
Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting)
Timeline_of_women's_legal_rights_(other_than_voting)
Systematic technique for failure analysis
on a criticality matrix using severity code as one axis and probability level code as the other. For quantitative assessment, modal criticality number
Failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis
Failure_mode,_effects,_and_criticality_analysis
Method by which information is represented in the brain
they are typically treated as identical stereotyped events in neural coding studies. If the brief duration of an action potential (about 1 ms) is ignored
Neural_coding
Method for analysing qualitative data
critical of the use of structured code books, multiple independent coders and inter-rater reliability measures. Janice Morse argues that such coding is
Thematic_analysis
Hypothetical mathematical code in the Quran
Quran code (also known as Code 19) refers to the claim that the Quranic text contains a hidden mathematically complex pattern. The claimed code is based
Quran_code
Independent education without the guidance of teachers
One uses some space as a learning space, where one uses critical thinking to develop study skills within the broader learning environment until they've
Autodidacticism
Behavioral code analysis tool
engineering mining studies, which typically rely on open-source software repositories. Example findings from empirical studies of CodeScene include: Significant
CodeScene
Educational and research institution in Dublin
ten institutes: Critical Philosophy, Critical Media and Cultural Studies, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Policy Studies, Critical Theology, Psychoanalysis
Global Center for Advanced Studies
Global_Center_for_Advanced_Studies
Germany: Universities open to women. Egypt: Article 291 of the Egypt Penal Code, adopted in 1904 and inspired by a French provision, allowed any man who
Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the 20th century
Timeline_of_women's_legal_rights_(other_than_voting)_in_the_20th_century
Systematic study of people and cultures
Culture Ethnography) (1958 to 2022)[citation needed] Area studies Autoethnography Critical ethnography Ethnoarchaeology Ethnography of communication Ethnographic
Ethnography
Campaign of the web series Critical Role
The first campaign of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role premiered on March 12, 2015; it consisted of 115 episodes and concluded on October
Critical_Role_campaign_one
Academic discipline
effectively. Communication studies is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of
Communication_studies
Leviticus chapters 17–26
It is also alleged by critical scholarship that several additional laws, written with a style unlike that of the Holiness Code but like that of the remainder
Holiness_code
Optical machine-readable representation of data
A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable symbolic form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the
Barcode
Study of the properties of codes and their fitness
Coding theory is the study of the properties of codes and their respective fitness for specific applications. Codes are used for data compression, cryptography
Coding_theory
Method for estimating the maturity of technologies
Architects. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-19278-9. Cohen, Marc (2012). Mockups 101: Code and Standard Research for Space Habitat Analogues. AIAA Space 2012 Conference
Technology_readiness_level
Requirement limiting activity during key flight phases
deck rule or sterile cockpit rule is a procedural requirement that during critical phases of flight (normally below 10,000 ft or 3,000 m), only activities
Sterile_flight_deck_rule
Software licensed to ensure source code usage rights
Contestation of Code: A Preliminary Investigation into the Discourse of the Free Software and Open Software Movement, Critical Discourse Studies, Volume 1(1)
Open-source_software
2010s public influence campaign
disadvantages of writing more code than necessary. Former software developer Ciara Byrne was similarly critical in late 2013. Code Year was nonetheless successful
Learn_to_Code
American sociologist
1978) is a sociologist and professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. She works on the relationship between innovation
Ruha_Benjamin
American filmmaker (born 1969)
of which earned the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. For his critically acclaimed psychological horror Black Swan (2010), he was nominated for
Darren_Aronofsky
Study of language in historical sources
applied to classical studies and medieval texts as a way to reconstruct the author's original work. The method produced so-called "critical editions", which
Philology
Sri Lankan Indologist and Sanskrit scholar (born 1942)
Law Code of Manu, Oxford World's Classics, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-280271-2 Olivelle, Patrick (2005), Manu's Code of Law: A Critical Edition
Patrick_Olivelle
Fictional Nazi weapon
liquid metallic-looking substance that was supposed to be highly radioactive, code-named 'Xerum 525.'" Cook recounts claims that "scientists and technicians
Die Glocke (conspiracy theory)
Die_Glocke_(conspiracy_theory)
Tunisian actress
continue her studies. She returned to the big screen in Tlatli’s second feature, The Season of Men (2000) a feminist critique of the traditional code of behavior
Hend_Sabry
nucleotides, 61 code for one of the 20 amino acids, and the remaining three code for stop signals. For example, the codon CAG codes for the amino acid
Glossary of cellular and molecular biology (M–Z)
Glossary_of_cellular_and_molecular_biology_(M–Z)
Low-level programming language family
assembly language (alternatively assembler language or symbolic machine code), often referred to simply as assembly and commonly abbreviated as ASM or
Assembly_language
Study of how society shapes language and language use
persons to choose their social roles. He warns, however, that studies associating the codes with separate social classes used small samples and were subject
Sociolinguistics
Interdisciplinary field of study
women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. Queer studies, men's studies and transgender studies are sub-fields of Gender studies. Its
Gender_studies
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Cold War Studies. 15 (4): 25–54. doi:10.1162/JCWS_a_00394. Timmermann, Heinz (1985). "The cominform effects on Soviet foreign policy". Studies in Comparative
Soviet_Union
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
built for American Airlines (customer code 23). The aircraft was a Boeing 767-200 model; Boeing assigns a unique code for each company that buys one of its
September_11_attacks
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Soviet Studies (Europe-Asia Studies). 38 (1). Taylor & Francis: 24–35. JSTOR 151989. Bensley, Michael (2014). "Socialism in One Country: A Study of Pragmatism
Russia
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
State. Studies in Middle Eastern history. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-513618-0 – via Google Books. Karpat, Kemal H. (2004). Studies on Turkish
Turkey
Fictional character from Code Geass
Shī Tsū, pronounced C2) is the pseudonym of a fictional character in the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion franchise by Sunrise. With her real name
C.C._(Code_Geass)
Improving the efficiency of software
limiting factor on performance. In terms of code, this will often be a hot spot – a critical part of the code that is the primary consumer of the needed
Program_optimization
Linguistic term coined by Cen Williams
world. This includes complex linguistic family dynamics, and the use of code-switching and how that usage relates to one's understanding of their own
Translanguaging
Business efficiency technique
practice. Although for Taylor, motion studies remained subordinate to time studies, the attention he paid to the motion study technique demonstrated the seriousness
Time_and_motion_study
Prime Minister of India since 2014
Globalization, Hindutva, and Queer Triangles in Contemporary India, Critical Ethnic Studies Association series, Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University
Narendra_Modi
Rape of a victim by their spouse
wife, child OK if no marks are left". Retrieved 22 August 2015. "Critical Legal Studies: Feminist Legal Criticism". law.jrank.org. Retrieved 26 April 2026
Marital_rape
American multinational technology company
founder", Scott Hassan, the original lead programmer who wrote much of the code for the original Google Search engine, but he left before Google was officially
Measure of writing, typing, or reading speed
"International Morse Code Recommendation" (PDF). ITU. Morsh, Joseph E.; Stannard, A. F. B. (1947). "Studies in international Morse Code. II. A simplified
Words_per_minute
Critical investigation of a text
The phrase Biblical exegesis can be used to distinguish studies of the Bible from other critical textual explanations. Textual criticism investigates the
Exegesis
General term for inaccessible media
Arctic World Archive has been the chosen location for the preservation of the code on public repositories on GitHub. The Arctic World Archive also stores a
Lost_media
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
when the Android source code that recognized Telegram URLs had been identified. (The word "telegram" appeared in WhatsApp's code.) Some considered it an
Systematic preventive approach to food safety
Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP; /ˈhæsʌp/) is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
Hazard_Analysis_Critical_Control_Point
French variety of New England, US
they generally demonstrated comprehension and code switching. Some examples of responses provided in the study and other regional literature include: Given
New_England_French
Software package for simulating nuclear processes
external or self-induced fields. Features of the MCNP code include a general source, criticality source, and surface source; geometry and output tally
Monte Carlo N-Particle Transport Code
Monte_Carlo_N-Particle_Transport_Code
Analysis of computer programs without executing them
safety-critical computer systems and locating potentially vulnerable code. For example, the following industries have identified the use of static code analysis
Static_program_analysis
1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier
code never was used, however, because the radio section of the headquarters was captured in a skirmish and hence the Germans suspected that the code was
Rebecca_(novel)
American mathematician and rocket scientist
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) made her critical in supporting a lot of NASA’s early programs. Her code was integrated into analyzing energy-conversion
Annie_Easley
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Code
Boy/Male
Greek American English
People's victory.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese : nickname from the title of rank conde ‘count’, a derivative of Latin comes, comitis ‘companion’.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place named Cove, examples of which are found in Devon, Hampshire, and Suffolk, from Old English cofa ‘cove’, ‘bay’, ‘inlet’, also ‘shelter’, ‘hut’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Female
Yiddish
(×”Ö¸×דֶע) Yiddish form for Hebrew Hadaccah, HODE means "myrtle tree."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a short form of any of the various Germanic personal names with the first element hrÅd ‘renown’. Compare Robert, Rudiger.North German, Danish, and English : topographic name for someone who lived on land cleared for cultivation or in a clearing in woodland, from Middle Low German rode, Danish rothe, Old English rod. Compare English Rhodes.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with this word, as for example Rode in Cheshire.Slovenian : topographic name from the adjective rod ‘barren’, denoting someone who lived on a barren land.Slovenian : nickname from the Slovenian dialect word rode ‘person with disheveled hair’, a derivative of rod ‘curly’ or ‘hairy’.
Surname or Lastname
French (Côte)
French (Côte) : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or riverbank, less often on the coast, from Old French coste (Latin costa ‘rib’, ‘side’, ‘flank’, also used in a transferred topographical sense). There are several places in France named with this word, and the surname may also be a habitational name from any of these.English : topographic name from Middle English cote, cott ‘shelter’, ‘cottage’ (see Coates).
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Cody, CODIE means "helper."
Boy/Male
Welsh American Shakespearean
Small battle; spirit of the battle.
Surname or Lastname
English (Surrey)
English (Surrey) : unexplained. Compare Moad.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cook.Americanized spelling of German Koke or Koch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of purses and bags, from Middle English cod ‘bag’.English : nickname for a man noted for his apparent sexual prowess, from cod(piece), in Tudor times the garment worn prominently over the male genitals.English : from Middle English cod, the fish (of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of 1), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish, or possibly as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way.Irish : variant of Cody.Irish (County Wexford) : from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Cod.
Girl/Female
English American Irish
Cushion. Helpful.
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English Cola, COLE means "black, coal." This name is also sometimes used as a pet form of Nicholas, meaning "victor of the people."
Surname or Lastname
English (common in the Midlands)
English (common in the Midlands) : from Middle English cope ‘cloak’, ‘cape’ (from Old English cÄp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape.
Boy/Male
Latin
Critical.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Cade, a survival of the Old English personal name or byname Cada, which is probably from a Germanic root meaning ‘lump’, ‘swelling’.English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle English, Old French cade ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of Germanic origin, probably akin to the root mentioned in 1).English : nickname for a gentle or inoffensive person, from Middle English cade ‘domestic animal’, ‘pet’ (of unknown origin).French (Cadé) : topographic name from cade ‘juniper’ (from Latin catanus).Bearers of the name Caddé, from Amiens, were documented in Quebec city by 1670.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Code
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas.English : from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English byname Cola (from col ‘(char)coal’, presumably denoting someone of swarthy appearance), or the Old Norse cognate Koli.Scottish and Irish : when not of English origin, this is a reduced and altered form of McCool.In some cases, particularly in New England, Cole is a translation of the French surname Charbonneau.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kohl.An Irish family by the name of Cole was established in Fermanagh by Sir William Cole (1576–1653). He was the first Provost of Enniskillen, and his descendants became earls of Enniskillen. The family is thought to have originated in Devon or Cornwall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Coad.
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Girl/Female
German
Armored Battle Maiden
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Irish, Swedish
People of Victory; Victorious Person
Girl/Female
Tamil
Abhiroopa | அபீரூபா
Beautiful woman
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Latin
Laurel
Biblical
white; shining; gentle; brittle
Girl/Female
French, German, Hebrew, Swedish
Pledged to God; House; God's Promise; God is My Oath; Form of Elizabeth
Girl/Female
Indian
Non jealous
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Power
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, English
Born at Christmas; Abbreviation of Natasha; The Russian Form of the English Natalie Born at Christmas
Boy/Male
Tamil
Great one
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v. t.
To convert into coke.
v. t.
To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.
a.
Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney.
v. i.
To criticise; to play the critic.
a.
Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; as, acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess.
n.
Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
n.
Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
adv.
In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly.
n.
Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
n.
Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the mode of speaking; the mode of dressing.
n.
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation.
a.
Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness.
p. p.
of Come
adv.
At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification critically situated.
n.
Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase the mode.
a.
Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.
n.
A collection or digest of laws; a code.
v. t.
To render cone-shaped; to bevel like the circular segment of a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels.
a.
Relating to a codex, or a code.
a.
Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code.