golfed

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adjective

Having had its source code made as short as possible, as in code golf.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of golf
adjectivegolfed (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingHaving had its source code made as short as possible, as in code golf.

    One of the best optimizations of Perl programs is trimming the number of operations it has to perform. The less work it has to do, the better. This isn't an argument for obfuscated or golfed code—just good profiling […]

    2006, Chromatic, Damian Conway, Curtis Poe, Perl Hacks: Tips & Tools for Programming, Debugging, and Surviving

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flodge
Cite this entry
APA

golfed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golfed

MLA

“golfed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golfed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golfed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golfed.

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