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"coded" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often programmed (10 letters).
Definitions
Written in code or converted into a symbolic form.
Used in a sentence
“The character comes across as being female-coded.”
“This character is coded as autistic.”
“That is so me-coded fr.”
That is so like me, for real.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Written in symbols”5 letters
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