self-writing code

noun
UK /ˌself ˈraɪtɪŋ kəʊd/
US /ˌself ˈraɪtɪŋ koʊd/

Code that can write or change itself.

The game uses self-writing code to make new levels on its own.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software that creates new computer programs without a person typing them.

Their self-writing code built a small app in seconds.

3. A program that rewrites parts of itself while it runs.

The virus used self-writing code to hide from scanners.

4. A tool that turns plain instructions into working code automatically.

With self-writing code, she described the website and it appeared.