:working as designed: [IBM] adj. 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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- working as designed adj.
[IBM] 1. In conformance to a wrong
or inappropriate specification;
useful, but misdesigned. 2. Frequently used as... - BAD: /B-A-D/ [IBM: acronym, `Broken As Designed'] adj.
Said of a program that is {bogus} because of bad... - diff: /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving
differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(the term is often used in the plural `diffs').
"Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare... - bogus: adj. 1. Non-functional. "Your patches are bogus."
2.
Useless. "OPCON is a bogus program." 3. False. "Your... - cuspy: /kuhs'pee/ [WPI: from the {DEC} abbreviation CUSP,
for `Commonly Used System Program', i.e., a utility... - BAD /B-A-D/ adj.
[IBM: acronym, `Broken As Designed']
Said of a program that is bogus because of bad design and
misfeatures rather than because of bugginess.
See working as designed... - GIGO: /gi:'goh/ [acronym] 1. `Garbage In, Garbage Out' -
usually said in response to {luser}s who complain that... - fossil: n. 1. In software, a misfeature that becomes
understandable only in historical context,
as a remnant of times past retained so as not to... - splat: n. 1. Name used in many places (DEC, IBM, and others) for
the asterisk (`*') character (ASCII 0101010).
This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance...
From the same category:
- IMHO: In My Huge
Orifice...... - Just ignore him.
He has no idea what he's talking about... - XI:
If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast,
managers would get twice as much done. If the Earth... - Some actions have an end but no beginning; some begin but do not end.
It all depends upon where the observer is standing... - Before calling Tech Support,
ask the Guru...
