"callback hell" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (programming, colloquial) (mostly of the JavaScript language) The situation where callbacks are nested within other callbacks several levels deep, potentially making it difficult to understand and maintain the code. Tags: colloquial, uncountable Categories (topical): JavaScript, Programming Related terms: DLL hell, dependency hell
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