How to Pronounce Refactoring

To pronounce "refactoring", say REF-act-or-ing — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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REF-act-or-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “refactoring”

"refactoring" has 4 syllables: ref-act-or-ing.

What does refactoring mean?

verb

  1. To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.

    “The code works, but I must refactor it before it is production quality.”

  2. (writing) To rewrite existing text in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without intentionally affecting its meaning. Similar to, but sometimes involving more extensive restructuring than, copy editing.

    “Two significant activities which to contribute to community projects, such as Wikipedia, are to refactor complicated articles into simpler ones, and to refactor duplicated content into reusable templates.”

noun

  1. An act or process in which code is refactored.

Related words

refactorizationrefactorerreprogrammingoptimizationrecompiledefunctionalizationfoldingfold

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How many syllables are in "refactoring"?▾

"Refactoring" has 4 syllables: ref · act · or · ing.

What does "refactoring" mean?▾

Refactoring: To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.

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