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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 'code': | |
| Definitions include: a code used in medical situations to indicate that the patient has defecated themselves. | |
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Other terms relating to 'only': | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
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