mangledcode

noun

UK /ˈmæŋ.ɡəld.kəʊd/

US /ˈmæŋ.ɡəld.koʊd/

Code that is so messy and broken that it is hard to read or fix.

The app kept crashing because of all the mangledcode in the update.

SYNONYMS

garbled code broken code scrambled code messy code corrupted code

RELATED WORDS

bug debugging refactor syntax error spaghetti code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Text that got twisted into unreadable symbols by a computer glitch.

The email arrived as mangledcode full of strange characters.

3. A confusing mix of words that no one can understand.

His notes looked like mangledcode after the ink smeared.

4. A program that has been edited so many times it no longer works properly.

Nobody wanted to touch the mangledcode left by the last team.