recodification
- noun
- /ˌriːˌkɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Successful recodification can make a program easier to maintain and extend in the future.
Examples
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The software company began a major recodification project to modernize its outdated systems.
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After several years, the team decided that recodification was necessary to improve performance and security.
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The recodification of the software improved its efficiency.
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She is leading the recodification project this year.
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The software company undertook a recodification to enhance the maintainability of its aging codebase.
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To ensure the application runs smoothly, the developers initiated a recodification of the existing program structure.
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A thorough recodification effort is essential for improving the performance of the legacy software.
Synonyms
Changing a text to make it clearer or better
A new version of a book or film with changes
A change to computer code that makes it cleaner and easier to understand without changing what it does
The act of changing writing to make it clearer
To change information from one form to another
How Extensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Recodification starts with re- 'again', has code 'instructions for a computer', and the ending -fication 'the act of making'. So a recodification is rewriting those instructions, which is why it means reorganizing or improving computer program source code.