Magic Wordsen.wikipedia.org 2 pointsgsf_emergency_49 months ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−dtagames9moI'm surprised there's no Wikipedia entry for this phrase in computing, just "magic number."They definitely exist and are often code smell. A magic word is any special key or text (like "admin") that causes unique behavior.
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I'm surprised there's no Wikipedia entry for this phrase in computing, just "magic number."
They definitely exist and are often code smell. A magic word is any special key or text (like "admin") that causes unique behavior.