"despaghettification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diː.spəˌɡɛ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Forms: despaghettifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From de- + spaghetti + -fication. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|spaghetti|-fication}} de- + spaghetti + -fication Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} despaghettification (countable and uncountable, plural despaghettifications)
  1. (programming) The process or act of despaghettifying; refactoring of spaghetti code. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: despaghettify

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