working as designed adj. [IBM] 1. In conformance to a wrong or inappropriate specification;

working as designed adj.

[IBM] 1. In conformance to a wrong
or inappropriate specification; useful, but misdesigned.
2. Frequently used as a sardonic comment on a program's utility.
3. Unfortunately also used as a bogus reason for not accepting a
criticism or suggestion. At IBM, this sense is used in
official documents! See BAD.

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