What does "code review" mean?

The practice, or an instance, of identifying and verifying the choice of algorithms, coding styles and compliance with the software design.

Code review

Common synonyms include: automate code analysis, code audit, code inspection, code review notes, code-evaluation, code-inspection.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
The practice, or an instance, of identifying and verifying the choice of algorithms, coding styles and compliance with the software design. countable, uncountable
"After several painful episodes, we've decided to adopt code review for all major changes."

Verb

1
To perform a code review on. transitive
"Did anyone code review that class before it went into the shipping version?"

"After several painful episodes, we've decided to adopt code review for all major changes."