lines of code

programming, unit (LOC) A common measure of the size or

progress of a programming project. For example, one can

describe a completed project as consisting of 100,000 LOC; or

one can characterise a week's progress as 5000 LOC.

Using LOC as a metric of progress encourages programmers to

reinvent the wheel or split their code into lots of short

lines.

(2001-05-28)