Code Scanner

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A tool that inspects source code or repositories to find patterns such as bugs, policy violations, secrets, style issues, or security weaknesses. Code scanners are useful for automation, but they work best when tuned to the codebase and paired with review rather than treated as infallible.

    In plain English: A tool that examines code automatically to look for problems or patterns.

    Example: "The code scanner caught a hardcoded credential during CI, but it also needed tuning because generated fixtures were causing repeated false positives."

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