hard coding

A form of hard code — To build absolute and unchangeable values into a program such that they can only be changed by modifying the source code.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hard code
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hard coding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20coding

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“hard coding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20coding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard coding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20coding.

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