hand-code

verb

To develop (software, web pages, etc.) by writing source code or markup directly, without the use of tools allowing higher-level representations.

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Meanings

verbhand-code (third-person singular simple present hand-codes, present participle hand-coding, simple past and past participle hand-coded)

present singular third person hand-codes · participle present hand-coding · participle past hand-coded · past hand-coded

  1. computingTo develop (software, web pages, etc.) by writing source code or markup directly, without the use of tools allowing higher-level representations.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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