definition refactored
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: refactor(Verb) To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.
Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure. -- MartinFowler in RefactoringImprovingTheDesignOfExistingCode.