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refactor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin factorbor.
Middle French facteurbor.
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Latin factorbor.
Anglo-Norman factourbor.
Middle English factour
English factor
English refactor
From re- + factor.
Meanings
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The process by which source code is refactored.
We don't have time for a major refactor; we're shipping in two weeks.
Forms
refactor en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin factorbor.
Middle French facteurbor.
▲
Latin factorbor.
Anglo-Norman factourbor.
Middle English factour
English factor
English refactor
From re- + factor.
Meanings
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To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.
The code works, but I must refactor it before it is production quality.
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To rewrite existing text in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without intentionally affecting its meaning. Similar to, but sometimes involving more extensive restructuring than, copy editing.
Two significant activities which to contribute to community projects, such as Wikipedia, are to refactor complicated articles into simpler ones, and to refactor duplicated content into reusable templates.
Forms
Deriveds
refactorer · refactorable · refactorability · unrefactored
Hypernyms
recode · reprogram
Translations (7)
fi refaktoroida ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour) · es refactorizar ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour) · fr refactoriser ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour) · cs refaktorovat ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour) · fi muotoilla uudelleen ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour) · cmn 重構 /重构 ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour) · vi tái cấu trúc ((computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour)