software archaeology

noun

The study of poorly documented or undocumented legacy software implementations, as part of maintaining those systems.

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Meanings

nounsoftware archaeology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe study of poorly documented or undocumented legacy software implementations, as part of maintaining those systems.
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software archaeology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/software%20archaeology

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