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2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
spaghetti code
2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
n. Code with a complex and tangled control structure, esp. one using many
GOTOs, exceptions, or other unstructured branching constructs. Pejorative.
The synonym kangaroo code has been reported, doubtless because such code has
so many jumps in it.