defensive programming

noun

A form of defensive design aiming to ensure the continuing functioning of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of it.

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Meanings

noundefensive programming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA form of defensive design aiming to ensure the continuing functioning of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of it.

Translations

German defensives Programmieren
  • defensives ProgrammierenTranslations
Portuguese programação defensiva
  • programação defensivaTranslations
Romanian programare defensivă
  • programare defensivăTranslations
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APA

defensive programming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defensive%20programming

MLA

“defensive programming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defensive%20programming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defensive programming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defensive%20programming.

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