SPAGHETTI CODE


Meaning of SPAGHETTI CODE in English

< programming > A pejorative term for code with a complex and tangled control structure , especially one using many GOTOs , exceptions , or other "unstructured" branching constructs. The synonym "kangaroo code" has been reported, doubtless because such code has so many jumps in it.

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(1997-02-17)

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