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{{About-distinguish|code rewrites, where it is expected that the behavior will change|Code refactoring}}
 
A '''rewrite''' in [[computer programming]] is the act or result of re-implementing a large portion of existing functionality without re-use of its [[source code]]. When the rewrite isuses not usingno existing code at all, it is common to speak of a '''rewrite from scratch'''.
 
==Motivations==