hardcoded

Fixed in source

Hardcoded describes values or settings written directly into a program's source code rather than loaded from external sources or user input.

A hardcoded password can't be changed without modifying the code itself.

The term often carries negative connotations—hardcoded values are inflexible and difficult to update: Why is the server address hardcoded? What happens when we migrate?

Also written as two words or hyphenated.

programming

constant

Fixed, unvarying quantity

literalMeaning exactly what's said
stringSlender fiber or character sequence
pathRoute for traveling

URL · credential · password · configuration · value · parameter · variable · dependency · reference · address

inflexible

brittle

Liable to shatter

rigidUnable to bend
unyieldingRefusing to give way
unadaptableCannot modify to fit

dogmatic · obstinate · intransigent · uncompromising · unbending · stubborn · inflexible · narrow · limiting · restrictive

permanent

immutable

Incapable of being changed

unchangeableImpossible to modify
unalterableIncapable of being changed
irreversibleCannot be undone

fixed · constant · static · persistent · baked-in · set · locked · frozen · permanent · indelible

embedded

firmware

Hardware's permanent programming

microcodeSub-machine-code processor instructions
ROMUnwritable digital storage
BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware

flash · chipset · silicon · semiconductor · ASIC · processor · motherboard · soldered · onboard · circuitry

Opposites

configurability

hardcodedconfigurable

Able to be adjusted

dynamic · parameterized · customizable · adjustable · settable

flexibility

hardcodedflexible

Able to bend freely

dynamic · adaptive · variable · fluid · malleable

source of values

hardcodeddata-driven

Informed by collected information

computed · derived · calculated · fetched · queried

Family

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