undercommented

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English

Etymology

From under- +‎ commented.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undercommented (comparative more undercommented, superlative most undercommented)

  1. (computing, programming) Having inadequate documentation in the form of comments in source code.
    • 1981, G. Michael Schneider, Steven C. Bruell, Advanced programming and problem solving with PASCAL:
      What will probably result is a grossly undercommented program, with brief comments that are only marginally helpful.
    • 1988, Dr. Dobb's journal, volume 13:
      I've only one complaint about the book: the actual code is often poorly formatted and undercommented, so some of the examples are difficult to read.