Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

code review

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: code re-view
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice, or an instance, of identifying and verifying the choice of algorithms, coding styles and compliance with the software design.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To perform a code review on.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"After several painful episodes, we've decided to adopt code review for all major changes."
"How did that get through two separate code reviews?"
"For small projects, code reviews can be used to ensure that software implementations adhere to the detailed designs."
"Did anyone code review that class before it went into the shipping version?"
"These changes are code-reviewed by other team members and merged to the main branch upon approval."

Usage

Inflected Forms

code reviews (plural) code reviews (present, singular) code reviewing (participle, present) code reviewed (participle, past) code reviewed (past)

Synonyms

review

Questions

What does code review mean?: The practice, or an instance, of identifying and verifying the choice of algorithms, coding styles and compliance with the software design.

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