Code Museum

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

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  1. A repository or system kept around mostly as historical reference rather than for active use. In engineering slang, a code museum can be educational, but it also becomes a problem when nobody is sure whether the exhibits are still wired into production.

    In plain English: A preserved collection of old code mostly kept for reference.

    Example: "The deprecated integrations repo was basically a code museum, useful for remembering old partner formats but dangerous because a few scripts still quietly ran from it."

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