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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.
- 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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