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碼農

简码农 · 繁碼農

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ nóng

menial programmer (computing)

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碼: Look up this written character
農: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
码: mǎ · number, numerals; yard; symbol
农: nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer

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3–2 · ma3 nong2

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noun

(neologism, humorous, often self-deprecating) code monkey; labour programmer; a low rank programmer or coder who writes repetitive and noninnovative code for a living

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