dirty code

noun

Software code that has had many editors with conflicting styles, making it nearly impossible to maintain.

“That software has dirty code and we should not use it.”

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Meanings

noundirty code (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountablecomputingSoftware code that has had many editors with conflicting styles, making it nearly impossible to maintain.

    That software has dirty code and we should not use it.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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