WRITE-ONLY CODE

Meaning of WRITE-ONLY CODE in English

[a play on "read-only memory"] Code so arcane, complex, or ill-structured that it cannot be modified or even comprehended by anyone but its author, and possibly not even by him/her. A Bad Thing .

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WRITE-ONLY CODE — [a play on `read-only memory'] Code so arcane, complex, or ill-structured that it cannot be modified or even comprehended by …
Jargon File English vocabulary
WRITE-ONLY CODE — код разрешения только записи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WRITE-ONLY CODE — код разрешения только записи
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
WRITE-ONLY CODE — код разрешения только записи
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
WRITE-ONLY CODE — код разрешения только записи
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
WRITE-ONLY CODE — код разрешения только записи
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CODE — I System of symbols and rules used for expressing information according to an unvarying rule for replacing a piece of …
Английский словарь Британика
WRITE — I. ˈrīt, usu -īd.+V verb ( wrote ˈrōt, usu -ōd.+V ; also dialect writ ˈrit, usu -id.+V ; or South …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōnlē, -li adjective Etymology: Middle English only, oonly, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one + -līc -ly — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CODE — I. ˈkōd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French code, from Latin codex, caudex trunk of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WRITE — /ruyt/ , v. , wrote or ( Archaic ) writ; written or ( Archaic ) writ; writing . v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CODE — — coder , n. — codeless , adj. /kohd/ , n. , v. , coded, coding . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONLY — I. ˈōn-lē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ānlīc, from ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRITE — verb ( wrote ˈrōt ; writ·ten ˈri-t ə n ; also writ ˈrit ; or dialect wrote ; writ·ing ˈrī-tiŋ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WRITE — vi to compose or send letters. 2. write ·vt hence, to compose or produce, as an author. 3. write ·vt …
Webster English vocab
ONLY — adj above all others; particularly. 2. only ·adj singly; without more; as, only-begotten. 3. only ·adj so and no otherwise; …
Webster English vocab
WRITE — [write] vb wrote ; writ.ten also writ or dial wrote ; writ.ing [ME, fr. OE writan to scratch, draw, inscribe; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONLY — [on.ly] adj [ME, fr. OE anlic, fr. an one--more at one] (bef. 12c) 1: unquestionably the best: peerless 2: alone …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WRITE — / raɪt; NAmE / verb ( wrote / rəʊt; NAmE / writ·ten / ˈrɪtn; NAmE /) LETTERS / NUMBERS 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — / ˈəʊnli; NAmE ˈoʊnli/ adjective , adverb , conjunction ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. used to say …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CODE — / kəʊd; NAmE koʊd/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] (often in compounds) a system …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WRITE — write S1 W1 /raɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense wrote /rəʊt $ roʊt/, past participle written /ˈrɪtn/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONLY — I. on ‧ ly 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊnli $ ˈoʊn-/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . not more than a particular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CODE — I. code 1 S2 W2 /kəʊd $ koʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ code , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WRITE — v. (past wrote; past part. written) 1 intr. mark paper or some other surface by means of a pen, pencil, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WRITE — v. (past wrote; past part. written) 1 intr. mark paper or some other surface by means of a pen, pencil, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. adv. 1 solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WRITE — v. (past wrote; past part. written) 1. intr. mark paper or some other surface by means of a pen, pencil, …
Oxford English vocab
ONLY — adv., adj., & conj. --adv. 1. solely, merely, exclusively; and no one or nothing more besides (I only want to …
Oxford English vocab
WRITE — ( writes, writing, wrote, written) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In written English, 'only' is usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CODE — ( codes, coding, coded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A code …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONLY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In written English, '~' is usually …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WRITE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a writing desk (= that you use for writing letters etc ) ▪ Under the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONLY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES all that matters/the only thing that matters ▪ All that matters is that you’re …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CODE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a code of conduct (= a set of rules stating how you must behave …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WRITE — up [phrasal verb] [M] - to record (something) on paper or on a computer in a complete or final form …
Cambridge English vocab
ONLY — (SINGLE OR FEW) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - used to show that there is a single one or very …
Cambridge English vocab
CODE — (LANGUAGE) [noun] [C] - a system of words, letters or signs which is used to represent a message in secret …
Cambridge English vocab
CODE — n. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Beginner's All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code bar code binary code building code Clarendon …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WRITE — Synonyms and related words : adapt, arrange, assemble, author, book, bring to life, build, calendar, carve, cast, catalog, catch a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRITE — v. write down write off write up writing desk
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WRITE — verb 1 form letters and words on paper ADVERB ▪ clearly , neatly ▪ Children must learn to ~ neatly. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WRITE — INDEX: 1. to write with a pen, pencil, etc 2. to write something quickly or carelessly 3. to write something …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONLY — INDEX: 1. only one, or only a small number 2. a surprisingly small price/number/amount. 3. for one reason only and …
Longman Activator English vocab
WRITE — v. 25B6; verb he wrote her name in the book : PUT IN WRITING, write down, put down, jot down, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONLY — adj. 25B6; adverb there was only enough for two : AT MOST, at best, (only) just, no/not more than; barely, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRITE — v. 1 pen, scribble, get off, dash off; indite, inscribe, make out I was writing you a note when you …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONLY — adj. 1 sole, single, solitary, lone, one and only, exclusive He is the only one who can identify the murderer …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONLY — I conjunction BAD : Only when it started to rain he noticed that he had left his raincoat somewhere. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WRITE — гл.; прош. вр. - wrote, writ; прич. прош. вр. - written, writ 1) писать; выписать write shorthand Syn : inscribe, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONLY — 1. прил. 1) а) диал. одинокий б) единственный an only child ≈ единственный ребенок one and only ≈ один единственный; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CODE — 1. сущ. 1) а) ист. сборник законов, изданных во время правления того или иного императора б) юр. кодекс, свод законов …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WRITE — write.ogg 1. raıt n шотл. почерк ( тж. hand of write) 2. raıt v (wrote, writ; written, writ) 1. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONLY — only.ogg 1. ʹəʋnlı a 1. единственный only child - единственный ребёнок the only book on the subject - единственная книга …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CODE — code.ogg 1. kəʋd n 1. 1> кодекс, свод законов civil code - гражданский кодекс criminal /penal/ code - уголовный кодекс …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CODE — 1) код; система кодирования || кодировать 2) программа, текст программы, код || программировать, писать программу 3) технические условия 4) нормы …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CODE — 1) код; система кодирования || кодировать 2) программа, текст программы, код || программировать, писать программу 3) технические условия 4) нормы и правила; правила …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WRITE — писать, написать - write access - write circuit - write current - write cycle - write down - write operation - write pulse - write signal - write winding
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ONLY — 1) всего-навсего 2) всего-то 3) единственно 4) единственный 5) исключительно 6) но 7) только • if and only if — матем. тогда и только тогда когда iff [if and …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CODE — 1) код, шифр || кодировать 2) система кодирования 3) кодекс; свод 4) вчт. программа || программировать, писать программу 5) нормы и правила; правила эксплуатации • to …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WRITE — 1. raıt n шотл. почерк ( тж. hand of write) 2. raıt v (wrote, writ; written, writ) 1. 1> писать …
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