Alternative descriptions for 'refactoring' that make a manager happy? [closed]

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My boss does not ever want to hear the word refactoring again, because whenever he asks a person what he is working, they reply "I'm refactoring!"

I need to find alternative descriptions for refactoring that can make a manager happy. Thesaurus.com does not find anything for refactoring, any ideas what I should tell him when he asks what I am doing?

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You don't even need to mention them that word. Just tell them you are working on the task at hand. As refactoring is normally an integral part of the development cycle (test - code- refactor), this is indeed (a part of the) truth.

If (s)he insists on getting more details, you can tell you are "finalizing the solution", "ensuring long term maintainability of the code", or - if (s)he fancies management speak - "leveraging the synergies within the product architecture" :-)

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say that you are optimizing coherency