CODEWALKER
\kˈə͡ʊdwɔːkə], \kˈəʊdwɔːkə], \k_ˈəʊ_d_w_ɔː_k_ə]\
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A program component that analyses otherprograms. Compilers have codewalkers in their front ends;so do cross-reference generators and some database frontends. Other utility programs that try to do too much withsource code may turn into codewalkers. As in "This new'vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement."
By Denis Howe
