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legacy code

legacy code noun: source code that relates to an obsolete operating system or other obsolete technology.

Noun

legacy code (uncountable)

  1. Source code that relates to an obsolete operating system or other obsolete technology.

Questions about legacy code

What does legacy code mean?
Legacy code means source code that relates to an obsolete operating system or other obsolete technology.
What part of speech is legacy code?
Legacy code is a noun.

Words near legacy code in the dictionary

  1. leg.
  2. Lega
  3. legable
  4. legacies
  5. legacy
  6. legacy code
  7. legacy hunter
  8. legacy hunters
  9. legacy media
  10. legacy Oscar
  11. legacy Oscars

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