code generation

US: /ˈkoʊd ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/

Definition

Definition of code generation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

automatic creation of program instructions from another form of description

TECH.

The compiler's code generation stage produced highly optimized machine instructions.
Modern frameworks provide code generation tools for building APIs quickly.
Automatic code generation reduced the number of manual programming errors in the project.

betrayal

disloyalty

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Expressions with code

crack code

decipher or break a secret code or system

The hacker tried to crack code to access the data.

code red

highest level of danger needing immediate action

The hospital announced a code red after the accident.

code smell

characteristic in code indicating a design problem

The code smell was obvious in the outdated function.

code up

write code to make a computer program

I will code up a new app tonight.

code of silence

unspoken rule to not disclose information

The gang members followed a strict code of silence.

crack the code

understand a complex system or language

After months of study, she finally cracked the code of the ancient script.

Expressions with generation

lost generation

people feeling disconnected from society

Many young people today feel like a lost generation.

snowflake generation

young people seen as fragile or easily upset

Some call them the snowflake generation for being easily upset.

sandwich generation

middle-aged adults caring for children and aging parents

Many in the sandwich generation feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities.

once in a generation

adv.

very rarely or almost never

A talent like hers comes along once in a generation.

skip a generation

become popular again after being out of fashion for a generation

Bell-bottom jeans seem to skip a generation in fashion.

next generation

people who are expected to succeed the current leaders

The next generation is being trained to handle complex global challenges.

third-generation

adj.

being the third in a family line

She is a third-generation immigrant in her family.

generation gap

difference in attitudes between people of different ages

The generation gap makes it hard for them to agree.

generation to generation

adv.

continuously passed down through generations

The story was told generation to generation.

rising generation

group of young people who will become adults soon

The rising generation will shape the future of our country.

Terms with code generation included in their meaning

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assembly language

computing

low-level language allowing control over machine code generation

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French:génération de code, ...
German:Codegenerierung, ...
Italian:generazione del codice, ...
Spanish:generación de código, ...
Portuguese:geração de código, ...
Chinese:代码生成, ...
Japanese:コード生成, ...
Arabic:تَوْلِيد الشِّفْرَة, ...
Hebrew:יְצִירַת קוֹד, ...
Russian:генерация кода, ...
Ukrainian:генерація коду, ...
Hindi:कोड जनरेशन, ...
Bengali:কোড জেনারেশন, ...
Catalan:generació de codi, ...
Czech:generování kódu, ...
Danish:kodegenerering, ...
Dutch:codegeneratie, ...
Greek:παραγωγή κώδικα, ...
Hungarian:kódgenerálás, ...
Khmer:ការបង្កើតកូដដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:코드 생성, ...
Persian:تولیدِ کد, ...
Polish:generowanie kodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):geração de código, ...
Romanian:generare de cod, ...
Swedish:kodgenerering, ...
Thai:การสร้างโค้ด, ...
Turkish:kod üretimi, ...
Vietnamese:sinh mã, ...

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