A program component that traverSeS other programS for a living. CompilerS have codewalkerS in their front endSSo do croSS-reference generatorS and Some databaSe front endS. Other utility programS that try to do too much with Source code may turn into codewalkerS. AS in "ThiS new ' vgrind' feature would require a codewalker to implement." [Jargon File] (1994-12-23)