Code Watchdog
Noun · Slang & Abbreviations
Definitions
A person or tool that actively watches for technical misbehavior, regressions, or policy violations. In engineering slang, code watchdogs exist to bark before real damage spreads.
In plain English: A person or tool that watches for code problems and raises alarms.
Example: "The new code watchdog checks caught the unsafe dependency update before it reached production images, which saved the team an ugly rollback."