Meanings
verbhard code (third-person singular simple present hard codes, present participle hard coding, simple past and past participle hard coded)
present singular third person hard codes · participle present hard coding · participle past hard coded · past hard coded · alternative hardcode · alternative hard-code
- computingTo build absolute and unchangeable values into a program such that they can only be changed by modifying the source code.
- computingTo insert an unchangeable program into a device; to hard-wire.
- To insert subtitles inside a video file, permanently modifying it.
Synonyms: hardsub
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo insert subtitles inside a video file, permanently modifying it.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 寫死 /写死
- 寫死 /写死 (xiěsǐ)to insert unchangeable code
Dutch innestelen, in de broncode voegen
- innestelento insert unchangeable code
- in de broncode voegento insert unchangeable code
Finnish kovakoodata, kovakoodata
- kovakoodatacode values directly into code
- kovakoodatato insert unchangeable code
French renseigner en dur
- renseigner en durto insert unchangeable code
German fest einprogrammieren
- fest einprogrammierento insert unchangeable code
Indonesian mengode tetap, mengode pakem
- mengode tetapto insert unchangeable code
- mengode pakemto insert unchangeable code
- menyemat teksinsert subtitles
Polish hardkodować, zahardkodować
- hardkodowaćcode values directly into code
- zahardkodowaćcode values directly into code
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APA
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“hard code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20code.
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