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Definition of spaghetti code
spaghetti code
noun - uncountable
- code whose overall structure is difficult to understand.
I don't understand why we keep Jim on. I'm tired of trying to decipher his spaghetti code.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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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. | |
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