damagedcode
nounUK /ˈdæmɪdʒd kəʊd/
US /ˈdæmɪdʒd koʊd/
Computer code that is broken and does not work the way it should.
The game kept crashing because of damagedcode in the update.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A file or program that got harmed and can no longer open correctly.
The teacher could not open the damagedcode file on the old computer.
3. A mistake in a set of instructions that makes a robot or app act strangely.
The robot spun in circles because of damagedcode in its program.
4. Code that was changed by accident and now gives wrong answers.
The calculator showed silly numbers after some damagedcode slipped in.