Code Cleanup
Noun · Development
Definitions
Work that improves readability, structure, or maintainability of code without intentionally changing its external behavior. Code cleanup often includes removing dead paths, renaming confusing variables, simplifying control flow, and aligning code with current conventions.
In plain English: Improving the cleanliness and readability of code without changing what it does.
Example: "They scheduled a code cleanup after the incident because debugging had been slowed down by years of stale feature flags and duplicated error handling paths."