hard-code

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

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

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hard code.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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