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Refactor vs Reconstruction - What's the difference?

refactor | reconstruction |

As a verb refactor

is (computing) to rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.

As a proper noun reconstruction is

a period of the history of the united states from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-confederate states, the ex-confederate leaders, and the freedmen (ex-slaves) after the american civil war.

refactor

English

Verb

(refactoring) (en verb)
  • (computing) To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.
    • The code works, but I must refactor it before it is production quality.
  • (writing) To rewrite existing text in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without intentionally affecting its meaning. Similar to, but sometimes involving more extensive restructuring than, copy editing.
    • Two significant activities which to contribute to community projects, such as Wikipedia, are to refactor''' complicated articles into simpler ones, and to '''refactor duplicated content into reusable templates.

    reconstruction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
  • The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
    • The reconstruction of the medieval bridge began last year.
  • A result of an attempt to understand in detail how a certain result or event occurred.
    • The detective's reconstruction of what happened that night is dubious.

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