What does "dead code" mean?

Instructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the program.

What is a synonym for "dead code"?

Common synonyms include: cruft, unused module.

Dead code

noun

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Noun

1
Instructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the program. uncountable
"Much dead code elimination is actually done on intermediate representations of your code, which may contain unnecessary intermediate calculations[…]"
2
A portion of source code that will never be executed as part of the running program. uncountable
"Many software projects contain much dead code in the form of deprecated functions."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cruft unused module

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"Much dead code elimination is actually done on intermediate representations of your code, which may contain unnecessary intermediate calculations[…]"

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