pseudo-code

[ soo-doh-kohd ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudo-code¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

It’s fine to pseudo-code the overall structure, as long as you tell the interviewers that’s what you’re doing and that you intend to go back and actually code it later.

From Forbes