A code is a word or short phrase that assigns an attribute, idea, or quality to

A code is a word or short phrase that assigns an attribute, idea, or quality to a portion of text or visual data.
A category is a collection of these codes that share attributes, meaning, and/or intent. It is also labeled with a word or short phrase.
A theme is developed from one or more categories and can represent a “manifest” (directly observable) or “latent” (underlying) aspect of the phenomenon.
For this Discussion, you will examine coding, categories, and themes in your qualitative data you previously collected.
explanation of the differences between codes, categories, and themes. Provide examples from your work. Use your Learning Resources and the article you found to support your explanation.
Saldaña, J. (2021). The coding manual for qualitative researchers (4th ed.). Sage Publications.
Chapter 6, “After First and Second Cycle Coding” (pp. 341–360)

Ravitch, S. M., & Carl, N. M. (2021). Qualitative research: Bridging the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological (2nd ed.) Sage Publications.
Chapter 9, “Methods and Processes of Data Analysis (pp. 254–294)
Chapter 10, “Writing and Representing Research: The Research Report” (pp. 295–324)

Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2012). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 12, “Data Analysis in the Responsive Interviewing Model” (pp. 189–211) (previously read in Weeks 5, 6, 7, and 8)