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glue code

glue code noun: code that serves to connect separate parts of a program for compatibility or interoperability.

Noun

glue code (uncountable)

  1. Code that serves to connect separate parts of a program for compatibility or interoperability.
    • One of the concerns raised was that glue code is typically something that is very special for a given context and therefore hard to reuse.1993, Eike Best, editor, CONCUR '93: 4th International Conference on Concurrency Theory
    • The linker interposes the glue code in front of each downward call.2000, John R Levine, Linkers and Loaders

Questions about glue code

What does glue code mean?
Glue code means code that serves to connect separate parts of a program for compatibility or interoperability.
What part of speech is glue code?
Glue code is a noun.

Words near glue code in the dictionary

  1. glue boards
  2. glue boiler
  3. glue boilers
  4. glue cell
  5. glue cells
  6. glue code
  7. glue dot
  8. glue dots
  9. glue ear
  10. glue ears
  11. glue factory

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