refactorization

  1. Noun.  A split into constituent parts after a previous combination.
  2. Noun.  (linguistics) A false etymology derived from re-bracketing.
  3. Noun.  (software) A rewriting of computer code to improve its readability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour, thus making it easier to maintain; a refactoring.

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