"despaghettify" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdiː.spəˌɡɛ.tɪ.fai/ Forms: despaghettifies [present, singular, third-person], despaghettifying [participle, present], despaghettified [participle, past], despaghettified [past]
Etymology: From de- + spaghetti + -ify, compare spaghetti code. Etymology templates: {{af|en|de-|spaghetti|-ify}} de- + spaghetti + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb|despaghettifies|despaghettifying|despaghettified}} despaghettify (third-person singular simple present despaghettifies, present participle despaghettifying, simple past and past participle despaghettified)
  1. (transitive, programming) To refactor spaghetti code. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: de-spaghettify

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