Code Empire

Definitions

1. A sprawling body of code, tools, services, and conventions that has grown large enough to feel like its own political territory. In engineering slang, a code empire usually comes with silos, local laws, and border friction.

   In plain English: A large sprawling body of code and related systems that has grown hard to govern simply.

   Example: "The internal platform had become a code empire, complete with its own SDKs, review rituals, and naming schemes that confused every outside team."

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