health code

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Chinese 健康碼健康码 (jiànkāngmǎ).

Noun[edit]

health code (plural health codes)

  1. (China) A QR code identifying someone's risk level during the COVID-19 pandemic in the PRC, colored in green, yellow, or red in increasing danger.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see health,‎ code.