Definition of a code smell

code smell

noun

• something that indicates poor choices made elsewhere in a code base.
  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 14 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 14 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':
shmup	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shoot 'em up".
astroturfing	Definitions include: the use of paid employees or contractors - or people who otherwise have a stake - to astroturf.
PMJI	Definitions include: acronym for "pardon my jumping in".
beermat	Definitions include: unwanted optical media (e.g. CDs) received as junk mail.
wow	Definitions include: an exclamation of delight, surprise or amazement.
malware	Definitions include: software that does bad things.
hacked up	Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time.
LPT	Definitions include: acronym for "life protip".
prepend	Definitions include: to add something to the beginning; "prefix".
brute force	Definitions include: non-elegant, in a way that solves a problem using the sheer amount of computer processing available, rather than finding (or inventing) a smarter technique.
IBF	Definitions include: "Internet BF", i.e. "Internet Boyfriend".
RL	Definitions include: acronym for "real life".
single pane of glass	Definitions include: one view that surfaces essential business data, often from multiple sources.
pwd	Definitions include: "password."
spam	Definitions include: unsolicited advertisements sent in bulk via e-mail.
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Other terms relating to 'code':
code brown	Definitions include: a code used in medical situations to indicate that the patient has defecated themselves.
code monkey	Definitions include: a person who writes (source) code; "programmer".
code red	Definitions include: an emergency situation.
g code	Definitions include: to keep your mouth shut and mind your own business.
spaghetti code	Definitions include: code whose overall structure is difficult to understand.
write-only code	Definitions include: source code that is extremely difficult to understand.
Other terms relating to 'smell':
I smell what you're cooking	Definitions include: an expression of empathy or simple understanding.
I smell you	Definitions include: that you understand them.
smell	Definitions include: to understand.
smell a rat	Definitions include: to detect that something is not what it seems.
smell bacon	Definitions include: Used when seeing or detecting the presence of a cop nearby.
smell (one) later	Definitions include: "See (one) later", i.e. "Goodbye".
smell-o-vision	Definitions include: Refers to the smell of an unclean woman's vagina, from wear and tear due to sex or activity.
smell right	Definitions include: to be legitimate, trustworthy, moral, etc.
Smells like teen Smear it	Definitions include: Smells like teen Smear it
smell something fishy	Definitions include: to detect that something is amiss.
take time to smell the roses	Definitions include: to take the time to enjoy life.
wake up and smell	Definitions include: to acknowledge.
wake up and smell the coffee	Definitions include: a command/invitation to accept reality.
wake up and smell the decaf	Definitions include: a variant of "wake up and smell the coffee," which is a command/invitation to accept reality.

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