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Meaning of shotgun surgery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The antipattern of adding similar or identical source code in multiple parts of a software project, rather than implementing the desired functionality in a single place to make it reusable.

slang, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

shotgun wedding shotgunner Shotguns shothole shoti Shotley

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