democode

noun

UK /ˈdɛməʊkəʊd/

US /ˈdɛmoʊkoʊd/

A democode is a simple set of computer instructions that anyone can look at and understand.

The teacher showed the class a democode so they could see how a game works.

SYNONYMS

sample code example code open code shared code

RELATED WORDS

program instructions computer coding tutorial

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A short piece of code used to show how something works.

She copied the democode to learn how the app starts.

3. Code that is free for everyone to read and use.

The website shares democode so kids can build their own pages.

4. A practice version of code that is not the final one.

He tested the democode before writing the real program.