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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
misfeature
/mis-fee'chr/ or /mis'fee"chr/ A feature that eventually
causes lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a new
situation that has evolved. Since it results from a
deliberate and properly implemented feature, a misfeature is
not a bug. Nor is it a simple unforeseen side effect; the
term implies that the feature in question was carefully
planned, but its long-term consequences were not accurately or
adequately predicted (which is quite different from not having
thought ahead at all). A misfeature can be a particularly
stubborn problem to resolve, because fixing it usually
involves a substantial philosophical change to the structure
of the system involved.
Many misfeatures (especially in user-interface design) arise
because the designers/implementors mistake their personal
tastes for laws of nature. Often a former feature becomes a
misfeature because trade-offs were made whose parameters
subsequently change (possibly only in the judgment of the
implementors). "Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature that
file names are limited to six characters, but the original
implementors wanted to save directory space and we"re stuck
with it for now."
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Misfeature \Mis*fea"ture\, n.
Ill feature. [R.] --Keats.
[1913 Webster]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
misfeature /mis-fee'chr/ or /mis'fee`chr/ n. [common] A feature that
eventually causes lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a new
situation that has evolved. Since it results from a deliberate and
properly implemented feature, a misfeature is not a bug. Nor is it a
simple unforeseen side effect; the term implies that the feature in
question was carefully planned, but its long-term consequences were not
accurately or adequately predicted (which is quite different from not
having thought ahead at all). A misfeature can be a particularly
stubborn problem to resolve, because fixing it usually involves a
substantial philosophical change to the structure of the system
involved.
Many misfeatures (especially in user-interface design) arise because
the designers/implementors mistake their personal tastes for laws of
nature. Often a former feature becomes a misfeature because trade-offs
were made whose parameters subsequently change (possibly only in the
judgment of the implementors). "Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature
that file names are limited to six characters, but the original
implementors wanted to save directory space and we're stuck with it for
now."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Misfeature \Mis*fea"ture\, n.
Ill feature. [R.] --Keats.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
misfeature
n.
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
misfeature
n.
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
misfeature
n.
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
misfeature
n.
An undesirable or incorrect feature.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Misfeature /mɪsfˈiːtʃə/
السّمة المريضة
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
misfeature /mɪsfˈiːtʃə/
Fehlverhalten , ungünstige Eigenschaft , systematischer Fehler
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