code

[kohd]

noun

1. the symbolic arrangement of statements or instructions in a computer program in which letters, digits, etc. are represented as binary numbers. The set of instructions in such a program: That program took 3000 lines of code. Compare ASCII, object code, source code.

mav·er·ick

[mav-er-ik, mav-rik]

noun

1. a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates: a modern-dance maverick.
   _{Synonyms: nonconformist, individualist; free thinker; loner, lone wolf.}

2. a person pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas: You can't muzzle a maverick.
   _{Synonyms: rebel, cowboy; loose cannon.}

adjective

1. unorthodox, unconventional, nonconformist.