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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCode-Monkey
/ˈkoʊdˌmʌŋ.ki/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A programmer who is tasked with writing code, often in a repetitive or uncreative manner.
"As a code-monkey, he spent his days fixing bugs and implementing minor features." - 2
A derogatory term for a software developer who lacks creativity or innovation.
"She felt like a code-monkey, churning out lines of code without any real challenge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'code-monkey' emerged in the late 1990s within the tech community, combining 'code' (from Old English 'cōd', meaning a system of symbols) and 'monkey' (from Old English 'mūca', referring to a playful or silly person). It evolved to describe a programmer who performs repetitive coding tasks without creative input.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Code-Monkey" is said worldwide
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programmeur
Transliteration: pʁoɡʁamœʁ
"Il est un programmeur qui passe ses journées à écrire du code."
Programmierer
Transliteration: pʁoɡʁaˈmiːʁɐ
"Er ist ein Programmierer, der oft wiederholende Aufgaben erledigt."
programmatore
Transliteration: proɡrammaˈtoːre
"Lui è un programmatore che scrive codice in modo ripetitivo."
programador
Transliteration: pɾoɣɾamaˈðoɾ
"Es un programador que realiza tareas repetitivas."
programador
Transliteration: pɾoɡɾamaˈdoʁ
"Ele é um programador que faz tarefas repetitivas."
कोड-मंकी
Transliteration: koḍ-maṅkī
"वह एक कोड-मंकी है जो रोज़ाना एक ही काम करता है।"
代码猴
Transliteration: dàimǎ hóu
"他是一个代码猴，负责重复的编码任务。"
코드 몽키
Transliteration: kodeu mongki
"그는 반복적인 코딩 작업을 하는 코드 몽키입니다."
コードモンキー
Transliteration: kōdo monkī
"彼はコードモンキーとして働いています。"
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