It's like a cheat code in a video game.

他简直令人难以置信，就像被游戏欺骗码篡改过一样。

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Him being 7-5 is like a cheat code in a video game.

在游戏里面他简直就是作弊绝招。

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MVC developers can frequently "cheat" by including business logic code directly in the presentation layer, instead of the service layer where it belongs.

MVC 开发人员通常直接在表示层中包含业务逻辑代码进行 “欺骗”（而不是包含到它所属的服务层中）。

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The Konami Code is perhaps the most famous cheat code ever, a controller sequence that unlocked extra lives and virtual goodies in console games including Contra, Gradius, and Gyruss.

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