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Code standard

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, code standard means: A shared set of coding rules for style, structure, naming, and other practices to keep code consistent.

In Turkish: kod standardı

How it is used

Used in code reviews, onboarding, and team documentation. Often appears with naming conventions, formatting, readability, and enforcement tools.

Example sentences

  1. Please check the code standard before submitting, because this repository requires explicit error handling and descriptive variable names.

    Here it means the team's agreed rules that define acceptable coding practices for contributions to that repository.

  2. During onboarding, new developers review the code standard so their first pull requests match the team's formatting and naming conventions.

    In this example, the term refers to a written guideline that helps different developers produce consistent, readable code.

Common collocations

  • follow the code standard
  • team code standard
  • code standard document
  • code reviewThe practice of teammates reading and commenting on each other's code changes before they are merged, to catch problems and share knowledge.
  • best practiceA way of working that experienced people widely agree gives the best results, such as writing tests, reviewing code and never storing passwords in plain text.

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