"pseudocode" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudocodes [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + code Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|code}} pseudo- + code Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudocode (countable and uncountable, plural pseudocodes)
  1. (computing) A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax. Wikipedia link: pseudocode Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: pseudocoded Translations (description of a computer programming algorithm): sasikode (Basque), 偽代碼 (Chinese Mandarin), 伪代码 (wěidàimǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 虛擬代碼 (Chinese Mandarin), 虚拟代码 (xūnǐ dàimǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), pseudokód [masculine] (Czech), pseudocode (Dutch), pseudokoodi (Finnish), pseudo-code (French), Pseudocode [feminine] (German), pseudocodice [masculine] (Italian), 擬似コード (giji-kōdo) (Japanese), 의사코드 (uisakodeu) (Korean), 슈도코드 (syudokodeu) (Korean), pseudokod [masculine] (Polish), pseudocódigo [masculine] (Portuguese), псевдоко́д (psevdokód) [masculine] (Russian), pseudocódigo [masculine] (Spanish), pseudokod [common-gender] (Swedish)

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