pseudo-code

American  

[soo-doh-kohd] / ˈsu doʊˌkoʊd /

noun

Computers.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of pseudo-code

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

It’s fine to pseudo-code the overall structure, as long as you tell the interviewers that’s what you’re doing and that you intend to go back and actually code it later.

From Forbes