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You could just Google it: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/20455/is-it-wrong-to-use-the-word-codes-in-a-programming-context https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/20455/is-it-wron... "Codes" seems to be considered valid in the context of scientific computing but not generally elsewhere in the software industry.

an1sotropy 4y ago
Yes - the answer from "Glorfindel" is the important one. Another way to think about it: when you're inside a web browser, you're using "code". When you're inside an airplane, or driving a car over a bridge, or at the top of any modern building, you're benefiting from someone having used "codes" to numerically simulate the material properties and dynamic responses of those systems, to increase your safety.