task-specific coding
noun phraseUK /tɑːsk spəˈsɪfɪk ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /tæsk spəˈsɪfɪk ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Writing computer instructions that are made just for one particular job.
The robot uses task-specific coding to sort the red blocks from the blue ones.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Programming written to solve one narrow problem instead of many general ones.
Her task-specific coding quickly fixed the spelling checker but could not do anything else.
3. A style of coding where each small job gets its own separate set of instructions.
The team used task-specific coding so each game level had its own rules.
4. Code made for a single device or machine to do one action.
The toy car's task-specific coding only lets it drive forward and stop.