subcode

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-der.

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-

Proto-Italic *kūdō

Latin cūdō?

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulisder.

Latin caulis?

Latin caudex

Latin cōdex

Old French codebor.

Middle English code

English code

English subcode

From sub- + code.

Noun

subcode (plural subcodes)

1. A code making up part of a larger code.
2. Any of several channels of data added to a compact disc (or similar) that are used for indexing and tracking.