Softcode

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To construct a program in a way which ensures that certain values and methods of operation are adjustable at run time.

    "Keep things soft (as in softcoding) wherever possible. Visit a lawyer and make 'parameterisation' your middle name; it'll sound good at parties, and changes to the system will be far less painful."

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"Keep things soft (as in softcoding) wherever possible. Visit a lawyer and make 'parameterisation' your middle name; it'll sound good at parties, and changes to the system will be far less painful."

Etymology

From soft + code, modelled on earlier hard code.

Related phrases

run timesoft code

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