corruptedcode
nounUK /kəˈrʌptɪd kəʊd/
US /kəˈrʌptɪd koʊd/
Computer instructions that got messed up and no longer work the way they should.
The game kept crashing because of corrupted code in the update.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Code that has been secretly changed to do something harmful or dishonest.
Hackers planted corrupted code to steal passwords.
3. A file or program that cannot be read properly because its data is scrambled.
The corrupted code made the whole folder unreadable.
4. In stories and games, magical writing that has been twisted by dark forces.
The wizard erased the corrupted code before it could summon a monster.