pseudo-code

[ soo-doh-kohd ]

/ ˈsu doʊˌkoʊd /

noun Computers.

a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.

Words nearby pseudo-code

pseudo, pseudo force, pseudo-, pseudo-ainhum, pseudo-cleft sentence, pseudo-code, pseudo-colour, pseudo-dionysius, pseudo-event, pseudo-hieroglyphic, pseudo-intransitive

Origin of pseudo-code

First recorded in 1950–55

Also called symbolic code.