precode

/P R IY0 K OW1 D/
adjective
  1. 1

    Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.

  2. 2

    Alternative spelling of pre-Code. [Prior to the introduction of the Hays Code, a set of moral guidelines for the US film industry widely applied between 1930 and 1968.]

verb
  1. 1

    To code in advance