Working as designed

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Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
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working as designed
Usage: adj.
Etymology: IBM
Derivation: IBM

See Also: BAD


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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Sources

Source: working as designed, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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