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refactorization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English factorization English refactorization From re- + factorization.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A split into constituent parts after a previous combination.
2. (countable, uncountable) A false etymology derived from rebracketing.
   • The word burger is part of a refactorization of Hamburger (originally Hamburg + er).
3. (countable, uncountable) A rewriting of computer code to improve its readability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour, thus making it easier to maintain; a refactoring.
   • An objective of refactorization is to clear up the global scope of all the library variables, functions and objects.
   • Another objective of refactorization is to factor out repeated coding patterns into new abstractions and thus avoid their repetition resulting in less code to maintain.
4. (countable, uncountable) A second or subsequent factorization.

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