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*** dead code
n. Routines that can never be accessed because all calls to them have been removed, or code that cannot be reached because it is guarded by a control structure that provably must always transfer control somewhere else. The presence of dead code may reveal either logical errors due to alterations in the program or significant changes in the assumptions and environment of the program (see also software rot ); a good compiler should report dead code so a maintainer can think about what it means. (Sometimes it simply means that an extremely defensive programmer has inserted can't happen tests which really can't happen yet.) Syn. grunge. See also dead , and The Story of Mel'.
*** dead man's switch
Gender biased term of a type of failsafe system used when debugging large or potentially dangerous robotics systems. The dead man's switch is a physical contact held closed in the hand. If the robot does something unexpected due to a bug then the hacker can simply release/drop the switch and the robot will come to a controlled stop and then power off.
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A paper version of a digital document. Made from dead trees.

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n. Routines that can never be accessed because all calls to them have been removed, or code that cannot be reached because it is guarded by a control structure that provably must always transfer control somewhere else. The presence of dead code may reveal either logical errors due to alterations in the program or significant changes in the assumptions and environment of the program (see also software rot ); a good compiler should report dead code so a maintainer can think about what it means. (Sometimes it simply means that an extremely defensive programmer has inserted can't happen tests which really can't happen yet.) Syn. grunge. See also dead , and The Story of Mel'.
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Gender biased term of a type of failsafe system used when debugging large or potentially dangerous robotics systems. The dead man's switch is a physical contact held closed in the hand. If the robot does something unexpected due to a bug then the hacker can simply release/drop the switch and the robot will come to a controlled stop and then power off.
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A paper version of a digital document. Made from dead trees.

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dead man's switch
Gender biased term of a type of failsafe system used when debugging large
or potentially dangerous robotics systems. The dead man's switch is a
physical contact held closed in the hand. If the robot does something
unexpected due to a bug then the hacker can simply release/drop the
switch and the robot will come to a controlled stop and then power off.