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Definition of cruft
cruft
noun - uncountable
- superfluous source code that has yet to be removed.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- in software, layers of poorly written source code that have accumulated over a great length of time.
There's so much cruft that there's no way we're going to be able to implement that feature on schedule.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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