codespotting
nounUK /ˈkəʊdspɒtɪŋ/
US /ˈkoʊdspɑːtɪŋ/
The act of looking for and finding codes or patterns in things.
The kids went codespotting around the house, hunting for secret number codes on cereal boxes and receipts.
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2. The practice of scanning software or websites for hidden or embedded code.
The security team spent the afternoon codespotting for malicious scripts on the company site.
3. A game or activity where players race to find QR codes or barcodes in their surroundings.
At the summer camp, codespotting was the favorite activity, with campers scanning codes hidden around the woods.
4. The hobby of collecting and identifying unique product codes or serial numbers.
His codespotting notebook was full of barcodes from vintage toy packages.