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Code stylometry
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<p>Code stylometry (also known as program authorship attribution or source code authorship analysis) is the application of <a href="/facts/Stylometry/IboCLfJh">stylometry</a> to computer code to attribute authorship to anonymous <a href="/facts/Binary_code/v5YF0sQl">binary</a> or <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a>. It often involves breaking down and examining the distinctive patterns and characteristics of the programming code and then comparing them to computer code whose authorship is known. Unlike <a href="/facts/Software_forensics/BzDGkYCS">software forensics</a>, code stylometry attributes authorship for purposes other than <a href="/facts/Intellectual_property_infringement/wPf30gat">intellectual property infringement</a>, including <a href="/facts/Plagiarism_detection/3lXBIVGK">plagiarism detection</a>, copyright investigation, and authorship verification. </p>