pseudoalgorithm

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noun

A description of a process that resembles, but is not in fact, an algorithm, as for example by being written in vague pseudocode.

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Meanings

nounpseudoalgorithm (plural pseudoalgorithms)

plural pseudoalgorithms

  1. computerA description of a process that resembles, but is not in fact, an algorithm, as for example by being written in vague pseudocode.

Origin

From pseudo- + algorithm.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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