Noun (thing)
    
  
    Cheat code  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        a string of characters typed into a game to make it easier, such as getting free health or skipping levels        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Cheat codes were originally developed so that software testers could save time by skipping early levels of a game.