dead code
toter Code, toter Kode
Instructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the programInstructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the program.
» The Ten Commandments have similarities with the Book of the Dead and the Code of Hammurabi.
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2 senses(uncountable)Instructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the program.
toter Code, toter Kode
(uncountable)A portion of source code that will never be executed as part of the running program.
Many software projects contain much dead code in the form of deprecated functions.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Ten Commandments have similarities with the Book of the Dead and the Code of Hammurabi.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
instructions that have no effect on the running of the program:
Synonyms
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1 related wordsRelatedno-op
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable