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unreachable code

unreachable code noun: code that can never be reached during program execution because no part of the program calls it or branches to it.

Noun

unreachable code (uncountable)

  1. Code that can never be reached during program execution because no part of the program calls it or branches to it.
    Synonyms:
    dead code

Synonyms of unreachable code

Questions about unreachable code

What does unreachable code mean?
Unreachable code means code that can never be reached during program execution because no part of the program calls it or branches to it.
What part of speech is unreachable code?
Unreachable code is a noun.

Words near unreachable code in the dictionary

  1. unreabsorbed
  2. unreaccelerated
  3. unreach
  4. unreachability
  5. unreachable
  6. unreachable code
  7. unreachableness
  8. unreachables
  9. unreachably
  10. unreached
  11. unreaches

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