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Definition of code smell

code smell

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Other terms relating to 'computer slang':

Definitions include: abbreviated form of "shoot 'em up".
Definitions include: the use of paid employees or contractors - or people who otherwise have a stake - to astroturf.
Definitions include: acronym for "pardon my jumping in".
Definitions include: unwanted optical media (e.g. CDs) received as junk mail.
Definitions include: an exclamation of delight, surprise or amazement.
Definitions include: software that does bad things.
Definitions include: a system that was created by hacking it up over time.
Definitions include: acronym for "life protip".
Definitions include: to add something to the beginning; "prefix".
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.
Definitions include: "Internet BF", i.e. "Internet Boyfriend".
Definitions include: acronym for "real life".
Definitions include: one view that surfaces essential business data, often from multiple sources.
Definitions include: "password."
Definitions include: unsolicited advertisements sent in bulk via e-mail.

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Other terms relating to 'code':

Definitions include: a code used in medical situations to indicate that the patient has defecated themselves.
Definitions include: a person who writes (source) code; "programmer".
Definitions include: an emergency situation.
Definitions include: to keep your mouth shut and mind your own business.
Definitions include: code whose overall structure is difficult to understand.
Definitions include: source code that is extremely difficult to understand.

Other terms relating to 'smell':

Definitions include: an expression of empathy or simple understanding.
Definitions include: that you understand them.
Definitions include: to understand.
Definitions include: to detect that something is not what it seems.
Definitions include: Used when seeing or detecting the presence of a cop nearby.
Definitions include: "See (one) later", i.e. "Goodbye".
Definitions include: Refers to the smell of an unclean woman's vagina, from wear and tear due to sex or activity.
Definitions include: to be legitimate, trustworthy, moral, etc.
Definitions include: Smells like teen Smear it
Definitions include: to detect that something is amiss.
Definitions include: to take the time to enjoy life.
Definitions include: to acknowledge.
Definitions include: a command/invitation to accept reality.
Definitions include: a variant of "wake up and smell the coffee," which is a command/invitation to accept reality.

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