:	''"Refactoring is the process of changing a software system in such a way that it does not alter the external behavior of the code yet improves its internal structure."'' -- MartinFowler in RefactoringImprovingTheDesignOfExistingCode.

A solid definition is attempted in WhatIsRefactoring.

Click on this page's title for a list of pages about refactoring.

See also RefactoringInVariousLanguages, ReasonsToRefactor, SourcesOfRework

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