Definition of write-only code
write-only code 
noun - uncountable
- source code that is extremely difficult to understand.
I don't understand why we keep Jim on. I'm sick of his write-only code.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
- See more words with the same meaning: miscellaneous insults (list of).
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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- This term is a play on "read-only memory."
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'computer slang': | |
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| Definitions include: personal information about a person (for example: their real name, home address, phone number) that has been released on the web. | |
| Definitions include: on a social networking website, to remove someone from one's list of friends. | |
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| Definitions include: acronym of "go fuck yourself." | |
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| Definitions include: "I am not a quantum physicist". | |
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| Definitions include: aggravation. | |
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Other terms relating to 'miscellaneous insults (list of)': | |
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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. | |
Other terms relating to 'only': | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Democrat in Name Only." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good for parts only". | |
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| Definitions include: "Republican in name only". | |
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Other terms relating to 'write': | |
| Definitions include: unexciting, boring. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "write back soon". | |
| Definitions include: Graffiti Scene: Practitioner of writing graffiti(Tagging, etc.) | |
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