Dictionary
col'or code"
any system of marking or visual designation that uses specific colors for indicating or simplifying, as on a chart or map or in an industrial plant.
col•or-code
Pronunciation: (kul'ur-kōd"), [key]—
v.t., -cod•ed, -cod•ing.
to distinguish or classify with a color code.
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