code name
A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or…A name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.
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Meaning
1 sensesA name used to clandestinely identify somebody or something, either for military or espionage purposes, or for commercial confidentiality.
Codename, Deckname
ко́довое назва́ниеkódovoje nazvánije, ко́довое наименова́ниеkódovoje naimenovánije, ко́довое и́мяkódovoje ímja
Examples
4 sentencesWhat's your secret service code name?
They seem like code names.
Operation Sea Lion was the German code name for the planned invasion of Britain.
de„Unternehmen Seelöwe“ war der deutsche Deckname für die geplante Invasion Großbritanniens. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The code name of the action is Tom Thumb.