Codspeak

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. A playful term for the dense slang, abbreviations, and insider language used by programmers and tech workers. Codspeak can create fast mutual understanding inside a group while also making teams sound opaque to outsiders.

    In plain English: The insider jargon and slang used by coders and tech people.

    Example: "The onboarding doc translated the team's codspeak into plain language because new hires were drowning in acronyms before they had even cloned the repo."

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