junkcode

noun
UK /ˈdʒʌŋk.kəʊd/
US /ˈdʒʌŋk.koʊd/

Junkcode is messy computer code that is hard to read or not useful.

The teacher said the program was full of junkcode and needed to be cleaned up.

SYNONYMS

spaghetti codebad codemessy codeclutter code

RELATED WORDS

programmingdebuggingrefactoringsoftwarecoding

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Extra code added to a program to confuse people who try to copy or read it.

The game makers used junkcode to stop cheaters from understanding the files.

3. Code that is left over and no longer used in a project.

We deleted the junkcode before sharing the final version of the app.

4. A playful word for a small, quick program written just for fun.

He spent the afternoon writing junkcode to make his screen flash colors.