Glue code
Source code that serves solely to "adapt" different parts of code / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computer programming, glue code is code that allows components to interoperate that otherwise are incompatible. The adapter pattern describes glue code as a software design pattern.
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Glue code describes language bindings or foreign function interfaces such as the Java Native Interface (JNI).
Glue code may be written to access existing libraries, map objects to a database using object-relational mapping, or integrate commercial off-the-shelf programs.
Glue code may be written in the same language as the code it is gluing together, or in a separate glue language.
Glue code can be key to rapid prototyping.