"unreachable code" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unreachable code (uncountable)
  1. (computing) code that can never be reached during program execution because no part of the program calls it or branches to it. Wikipedia link: unreachable code Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: dead code Translations (Translations): unerreichbarer Code [masculine] (German), erişilmez kod (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-unreachable_code-en-noun-ijeGfj8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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