Code Cemetery
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A joking term for a directory, repository, or internal area full of abandoned modules, dead experiments, deprecated scripts, and forgotten services. It evokes a place where software once lived but is no longer meaningfully maintained.
In plain English: A place full of old abandoned code and dead software projects.
Example: "That monorepo has a whole code cemetery of abandoned admin tools nobody dares delete."