clonedcode

noun

UK /kləʊnd kəʊd/

US /kloʊnd koʊd/

Code that is copied from somewhere else instead of being written fresh.

The teacher spotted clonedcode in two students' projects because the comments were identical.

SYNONYMS

copied code duplicated code pasted code replicated code

RELATED WORDS

copy-paste fork duplication plagiarism refactor

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A second copy of a program made by cloning a repository.

She pushed the clonedcode to her own branch before making changes.

3. Identical blocks of code repeated in many places, often a sign of poor design.

The reviewer flagged the clonedcode and asked for a shared helper function.

4. Code produced by an automated tool that copies an existing program's behavior.

The migration tool generated clonedcode that still called the old API.