pseudocode
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Any format or language that resembles a programming language but is not.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In general the vocabulary used in the pseudocode should be the vocabulary of the problem domain, not of the implementation domain. The pseudocode is a narrative for someone who knows the requirements (problem domain) and is trying to learn how the solution is organized."
- "Think of pseudocode as a step-by-step verbal outline of your code that you can later transcribe into a programming language."
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Latin caudex Latin cōdex Old French codebor. Middle English code English code English pseudocode From pseudo- + code.