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The software company began a major recodification project to modernize its outdated systems.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
3
3.9
A new version of a book or film with changes
1
2.9
The act of changing writing to make it clearer
1
6.9
A change to computer code that makes it cleaner and easier to understand without changing what it does
1
3.7
Changing a text to make it clearer or better
1
7.4
To change information from one form to another
How Extensive
- Specialized
2
7.2
- Specialized
4
5.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
4
6.1
- Specialized
32
3.8
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.