runtime-inspected code

noun phrase

UK /ˈrʌn.taɪm ɪnˈspek.tɪd kəʊd/

US /ˈrʌn.taɪm ɪnˈspek.tɪd koʊd/

Code that a computer checks while the program is running.

The game uses runtime-inspected code to catch mistakes as it plays.

SYNONYMS

dynamically checked code runtime-verified code live-checked code execution-time inspected code

RELATED WORDS

runtime debugging validation interpreter error checking

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Code whose safety rules are enforced during execution rather than before it starts.

Runtime-inspected code can block unsafe actions the moment they happen.

3. Program instructions that a monitoring tool watches while they run.

The teacher showed how runtime-inspected code reports a warning when a value is wrong.

4. Software that is examined for problems at the moment it executes, not when it is written.

Because it was runtime-inspected code, the bug appeared only after the app started.