Usually means: Old software still in use.
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  3. Legacy code: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. legacy code: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
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Definitions from Wiktionary (legacy code)

▸ noun:  (computing) Source code that relates to an obsolete operating system or other obsolete technology.

Similar:
computer code, code base, codebase, dead code, source, native code, legacy system, unmanaged code, blivet, code, more...

Opposite:
modern code, new code, updated code, current code

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Similar:
computer code, code base, codebase, dead code, source, native code, legacy system, unmanaged code, blivet, code, more...

Opposite:
modern code, new code, updated code, current code



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