hard-code

verb

Meaning

To build absolute and unchangeable values into a program such that they can only be changed by modifying the source code.
To insert an unchangeable program into a device; to hard-wire.
To insert subtitles inside a video file, permanently modifying it.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hardcode(English)hard code(English)hard-wire(English)softcode(English)hardsub(English)hand-code(English)hack(English)code(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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