CODENAME

Code name

A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project or person. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in industry to protect secret projects and the like from business rivals, or to give names to projects whose marketing name has not yet been determined.

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code name

Noun

  1. A name used to clandestinely identify something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.


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codename

Noun

Verb

  1. To give a codename to.


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