undercommented
undercommented adjective: having inadequate documentation in the form of comments in source code.
Adjective
undercommented (comparative more undercommented, superlative most undercommented)
- Having inadequate documentation in the form of comments in source code.
- What will probably result is a grossly undercommented program, with brief comments that are only marginally helpful.1981, G. Michael Schneider, Steven C. Bruell, Advanced programming and problem solving with PASCAL
- I've only one complaint about the book: the actual code is often poorly formatted and undercommented, so some of the examples are difficult to read.1988, Dr. Dobb's journal, volume 13
Forms of undercommented
| comparative | more undercommented |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undercommented |
Origin of undercommented
From under- + commented.
Questions about undercommented
- What does undercommented mean?
- Undercommented means having inadequate documentation in the form of comments in source code.
- What part of speech is undercommented?
- Undercommented is an adjective.
Words near undercommented in the dictionary
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