untidycode

noun
UK /ʌnˈtaɪdi kəʊd/
US /ʌnˈtaɪdi koʊd/

Computer code that is messy and hard to read.

The teacher said the untidycode made the program hard to fix.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A block of programming text with poor spacing and naming.

He cleaned up the untidycode before sharing it with his team.

3. Any written instructions that are confusing because they are not neat.

The robot failed because its untidycode had mixed-up steps.

4. A playful word for messy handwriting that looks like computer code.

Her notes were pure untidycode, full of squiggles and arrows.