refactoring

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noun

An act or process in which code is refactored.

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of refactor
nounrefactoring (countable and uncountable, plural refactorings)

plural refactorings

  1. countableuncountablecomputingAn act or process in which code is refactored.

Translations

Czech refaktorování, refaktorizace
  • refaktorováníprocess in which code is refactored
  • refaktorizaceprocess in which code is refactored
Finnish refaktorointi, uudelleenmuotoilu
  • refaktorointiprocess in which code is refactored
  • uudelleenmuotoiluprocess in which code is refactored
German Refactoring, Refaktorierung
  • Refactoringprocess in which code is refactored
  • Refaktorierungprocess in which code is refactored
  • Refaktorisierungprocess in which code is refactored
  • Überarbeitenprocess in which code is refactored
Spanish refactorización
  • refactorizaciónprocess in which code is refactored
Cite this entry
APA

refactoring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refactoring

MLA

“refactoring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refactoring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refactoring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refactoring.

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