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Permit and Code

noun

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something.
  • The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.
  • Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies.

verb

  • Consent to, give permission.
    • usage: "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
  • Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.
    • usage: "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
  • Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.
    • usage: "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"

PERMIT is the government body's permission (written) to some perform specific activity which is regulated by that body.

noun

  • A set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones.
  • A coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy.
  • Computer science. ( the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)

verb

  • Attach a code to.
    • usage: "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"
  • Convert ordinary language into code.
    • usage: "We should encode the message for security reasons"