Definition of dead code - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

source code that will never be executed

TECH.

The developer deleted the dead code from the project.

compilers

TECH.

instructions in a program that have no effect

TECH.

The compiler removed the dead code to optimize performance.

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Examples of dead code in a sentence

Dead code can slow down the application.
Developers often overlook dead code in large projects.
Dead code can lead to inefficient software.

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French:code mort, ...
German:toter Code, ...
Italian:codice morto, codice inutile, ...
Spanish:código muerto, ...
Portuguese:código morto, código inútil, ...
Chinese:死代码, 冗余代码, ...
Japanese:デッドコード, ...
Arabic:شِيفْرَة مَيِّتَة, تعليمات غير فعالة, ...
Hebrew:קוֹד מֵת, קוֹד לֹא פָּעִיל, ...
Russian:неиспользуемый код, лишний код, ...
Ukrainian:мертвий код, ...
Hindi:डेड कोड, मृत कोड, ...
Bengali:ডেড কোড, অকার্যকর কোড, ...
Catalan:codi mort, codi inactiu, ...
Czech:mrtvý kód, ...
Danish:død kode, ...
Dutch:dode code, ...
Greek:ανενεργός κώδικας, ...
Hungarian:halott kód, holt kód, ...
Khmer:កូដងាប់, កូដមិនដំណើរការ, ...
Korean:죽은 코드, 무효 코드, ...
Persian:کد مرده, کد بی‌اثر, ...
Polish:martwy kod, ...
Portuguese (BR):código morto, código inútil, ...
Romanian:cod mort, cod redundant, ...
Swedish:död kod, ...
Thai:โค้ดที่ไม่มีการใช้งาน, คำสั่งที่ไม่มีผลกระทบ, ...
Turkish:ölü kod, ...
Vietnamese:mã chết, ...

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