Code Coven

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A joking term for a tight-knit clique of developers with their own rituals, language, and preferred tools. In engineering slang, code coven can sound affectionate or critical depending on whether the group feels welcoming or exclusionary.

    In plain English: A close-knit technical clique with its own rituals and language.

    Example: "The build system belonged to a small code coven who spoke in aliases and historical references nobody outside the original infra team could decode."

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