Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Coda \Co"da\ (k[=o]"d[.a]), n. [It., tail, fr. L. cauda.] (Mus.)
   A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a
   composition.

Source : WordNet®

coda
     n : the closing section of a musical composition [syn: {finale}]