Codeabschnitt
Codeabschnitt is a German term used in software development to denote a discrete portion of source code that serves a specific purpose. It corresponds to what English speakers call a code block, snippet, function, method, or module, depending on granularity. The term is common in technical writing, tutorials, and code reviews in German-language contexts.
In practice, a codeabschnitt can be as small as a single expression inside a conditional or as
When documenting or reviewing, authors may label codeabschnitte to make discussions precise, e.g., "Dieser Codeabschnitt initialisiert
Best practices include giving codeabschnitte meaningful names, making them self-contained, minimizing side effects, and keeping functions
See also: code block, code snippet, function, module, refactoring, documentation.