hard-to-readcode

adjective
UK /ˌhɑːd tə ˈriːd kəʊd/
US /ˌhɑːrd tə ˈriːd koʊd/

Code that is very hard to understand when you look at it.

The old program was hard-to-readcode because the names were all short and confusing.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Written in a way that is difficult to follow or figure out.

His notes were hard-to-readcode, so nobody knew what he meant.

3. Full of strange symbols or shortcuts that make it tough to understand.

The puzzle looked hard-to-readcode with all its tiny marks.

4. Not easy to scan or check quickly because it is jumbled.

The chart was hard-to-readcode, so we asked for a cleaner version.