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Jeff

Just to nitpick the nitpick: "code" is technically uncountable, like "water." It can be both plural and singular. 😁

"Codes" can also be used properly, e.g., "She has two codes to crack," or "I have two different machine codes to deal with." So the distinction isn't merely pedantic. 😎

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Valentin Baca

You are correct. In referring to computer instructions, "code" is uncountable, not plural.

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