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callback hell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
call-back- hell
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation (chiefly in JavaScript) where callbacks are nested within other callbacks several levels deep, making it difficult to understand and maintain the code.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

DLL hell dependency hell

Frequently Paired Words

DLL hell dependency hell

Questions

What does callback hell mean?
The situation (chiefly in JavaScript) where callbacks are nested within other callbacks several levels deep, making it difficult to understand and maintain the code.

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