# code (information)

pattern of marks that is information when the marks follow a regular arrangement

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [pattern](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-pattern.regularity), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [arrangement](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-arrangement.spatial), [marks](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-marks.visual), [follows](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-follows.sequential), [regular](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-regular.frequency)

**Through:** The visual marks form a spatial arrangement where their sequential recurrence of a regular pattern becomes information.

**Novel properties:**
- recognizable structure over time
- temporal repeatability as signal
- structured information in sequence

## Examples
- The DNA sequence in the human genome encodes protein instructions using a four-letter nucleotide alphabet. *(biology)*
- The ASCII standard represents English characters as seven-bit binary numbers in digital text transmission. *(computing)*
- Morse code transmits telegraph messages by timing short and long electrical pulses across wires. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [computer](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-computer.digital) (L11)
- [password](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-password.security) (L11)

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-code.information*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-code.information.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*