hard code

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hard code

verb hard codes · hard coding · hard coded · hardcode · hard-code

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.
Similar: hardsub

Opposite: softcode

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verb

Opposite: softcode

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verb to insert unchangeable code

中文	寫死 /写死 xiěsǐ
Français	renseigner en dur
Deutsch	fest einprogrammieren

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@misc{hard_code_2026,
  title = {hard code},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20code},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}