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A Survey of Software Clone Detection Techniques

by Abdullah Sheneamer, Jugal Kalita
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 137 - Number 10
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors: Abdullah Sheneamer, Jugal Kalita
10.5120/ijca2016908896

Abdullah Sheneamer, Jugal Kalita . A Survey of Software Clone Detection Techniques. International Journal of Computer Applications. 137, 10 ( March 2016), 1-21. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016908896

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title = { A Survey of Software Clone Detection Techniques },
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issue_date = { March 2016 },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume137/number10/24308-2016908896/ },
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Abstract

If two fragments of source code are identical or similar to each other, they are called code clones. Code clones introduce difficulties in software maintenance and cause bug propagation. Software clones occur due to several reasons such as code reuse by copying pre-existing fragments, coding style, and repeated computation using duplicated functions with slight changes in variables or data structures used. If a code fragment is edited, it will have to be checked against all related code clones to see if they need to be modified as well. Removal, avoidance or refactoring of cloned code are other important issues in software maintenance. However, several research studies have demonstrated that removal or refactoring of cloned code is sometimes harmful. In this study, code clones, common types of clones, phases of clone detection, the state-ofthe- art in code clone detection techniques and tools, and challenges faced by clone detection techniques are discussed.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Software Clone Code Clone Duplicated Code Detection Clone Detection

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