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telegraph code
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telegraph code (plural telegraph codes)
- A character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines.
- (historical) A mapping of arbitrary words to full sentences in a particular domain, to allow messages to be shortened and sent more cheaply by telegraph.
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