1. refactoring - Noun
2. refactoring - Verb
refactoring
present participle of refactor
refactoring (plural refactorings)
(programming) An act or process in which code is refactored.
Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring. Jesse James Garrett
Putting a new feature into a program is important, but refactoring so new features can be added in the future is equally important. Ward Cunningham
Everything is subject to refactoring. Ward Cunningham
Anonymity relieves refactoring friction. Have learned that people want to sign things. But try to write in a way where you don't have to know who said it. Ward Cunningham
This is why we are on record claiming that the missional conversation - refactoring mission back into the equation of church - contains the seeds of authenticity and renewal for Christianity in our time and place. Alan Hirsch
After refactoring, the tests are run again to verify the refactoring did not break the tests. Source: Internet