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Morse code

The English word “Morse code” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A character code represented by dots and dashes (or short and long pulses), originally used to send messages by telegraph, later by flashes of light or by radio.

Etymology

Named for its inventor, Samuel Morse.

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