code snippet

US: /ˈkoʊd ˌsnɪpɪt/

Definition

Definition of code snippet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

small piece of programming instructions shown or reused within software projects

TECH.

The tutorial provides a code snippet to demonstrate the sorting algorithm.
She copied a code snippet from the documentation into her script.
This code snippet checks whether a user is logged in.

inconsistently

unreliably

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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The code smell was obvious in the outdated function.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.

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pixel tag

data collection

code snippet for collecting data on user behavior

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French:extrait de code, ...
German:Code-Snippet, ...
Italian:frammento di codice, ...
Spanish:fragmento de código, ...
Portuguese:trecho de código, ...
Chinese:代码片段, ...
Japanese:コードスニペット, ...
Arabic:قِطْعَةُ شِفْرَةٍ بَرْمَجِيَّةٍ, ...
Hebrew:קֶטַע קוֹד, ...
Russian:фрагмент кода, ...
Ukrainian:фрагмент коду, ...
Hindi:कोड स्निपेट, ...
Bengali:কোডের অংশবিশেষ, ...
Catalan:fragment de codi, ...
Czech:kódový úryvek, ...
Danish:kodeeksempel, ...
Dutch:codefragment, ...
Greek:απόσπασμα κώδικα, ...
Hungarian:kódrészlet, ...
Khmer:បំណែកកូដ, ...
Korean:코드 스니펫, ...
Persian:قطعه کد, ...
Polish:fragment kodu, ...
Portuguese (BR):trecho de código, ...
Romanian:fragment de cod, ...
Swedish:kodsnutt, ...
Thai:ส่วนโค้ดสั้น ๆ, ...
Turkish:kod parçası, ...
Vietnamese:đoạn mã, ...

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