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Definition of Refactoring

By David Bolton, About.com

Definition: Refactoring is a term borrowed from Java and means to rewrite your application to improve its structure or readability.

This can mean changing the names of variables or moving member functions between base classes and derived classes and other similar operations.

Glossary:

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Examples:
Refactoring should not introduce new bugs.
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