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| Term
| Refactoring
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| Definition
| A disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of source code by altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior. Refactoring is a disciplined method of cleaning up source code that minimizes chances of introducing new bugs. In a nutshell, refactoring improves the design of source code after it has already been written.
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| See also
| Design pattern
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| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms.
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