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/koʊd ˈfræɡmənt/ · code·frag·ment
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- A short, self‑contained piece of computer source code extracted from a larger program, often used for illustration, testing, or reuse. The tutorial showed how to debug a code fragment that calculated factorials.
- Any incomplete or partial segment of code that cannot run independently without additional context. She posted a code fragment on the forum, but others couldn't compile it without the missing functions.
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Did you know? The phrase "code fragment" gained popularity in the 1970s with the advent of printed programming manuals, where authors would present isolated fragments to teach language syntax.