copy-pasted code

noun

UK /ˈkɒpi ˌpeɪstɪd kəʊd/

US /ˈkɑːpi ˌpeɪstɪd koʊd/

Code that someone copied from somewhere else and put into their own program.

The teacher spotted copy-pasted code in his project because the variable names didn't match the rest of his work.

SYNONYMS

pasted code duplicated code copied code cloned code

RELATED WORDS

snippet boilerplate plagiarism clipboard source code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Reused code taken from a tutorial or forum without fully understanding it.

Half the script was copy-pasted code from a blog post, so it broke when the library updated.

3. Identical blocks of code repeated in several places instead of being shared.

The reviewer asked her to refactor the copy-pasted code into a single function.

4. Code lifted from another project, sometimes raising licensing concerns.

The audit flagged copy-pasted code that came from a project with a different license.