web-based code editor

noun

UK /wɛb beɪst kəʊd ˈɛdɪtə/

US /wɛb beɪst koʊd ˈɛdɪtər/

A web-based code editor is a tool you use in a browser to write and change computer code.

She opened a web-based code editor to fix a bug in her website.

SYNONYMS

online code editor browser code editor cloud IDE web IDE

RELATED WORDS

code editor integrated development environment browser programming text editor

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A website that lets people write and run code without installing software.

The class used a web-based code editor so every student could code on a school laptop.

3. A cloud tool for editing source files and sharing them with a team.

Our team shares one web-based code editor to review changes together.

4. An online workspace for learning to program with instant feedback.

Beginners like the web-based code editor because it shows mistakes right away.