"time code" meaning in English

See time code in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-time code.ogg Forms: time codes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time code (plural time codes)
  1. A numeric code generated at regular intervals by a timing system. Wikipedia link: time code Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: timecode
    Sense id: en-time_code-en-noun-g-k~WVmT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: AES-EBU embedded timecode, burnt-in timecode, CTL timecode, inter-range instrumentation group time code, IRIG time code, linear timecode, MIDI timecode, rewritable consumer timecode, time code ambiguity, time code generator, time code reader, vertical interval timecode

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