glue code

English

Noun

glue code (uncountable)

  1. (computing) Code that serves to connect separate parts of a program for compatibility or interoperability.
    • 1993, Eike Best, editor, CONCUR '93: 4th International Conference on Concurrency Theory:
      One of the concerns raised was that glue code is typically something that is very special for a given context and therefore hard to reuse.
    • 2000, John R Levine, Linkers and Loaders:
      The linker interposes the glue code in front of each downward call.
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