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refactoring

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[ree-fak-ter-ing] / riˈfæk tər ɪŋ /

noun

refactorings plural
  1. the practice of revising (text or, especially, programming code) so as to leave its meaning intact while making it more readable, more rationally arranged, or more adaptable to different contexts.


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No one could predict how the line would shift, let alone the ordering, in a major refactoring.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2022

“Rumor says they’re going to do a refactoring, major criteria changes, in a few months.”

From Slate Apr. 30, 2022

It was the beginning of a reckoning for Facebook and the industry at large, which set to work refactoring its APIs and rethinking how it handles consumer data in general.

From The Verge Dec. 12, 2019

In the case of James Talcott, Inc. these new industries are largely handled by associated factors, the company itself merely refactoring, which is analogous to rediscounting in banking.

From Time Magazine Archive

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