misfeature

/mis-fee'chr/ or /mis'fee"chr/ A feature that eventuallycauses lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a newsituation that has evolved. Since it results from adeliberate and properly implemented feature, a misfeature isnot a bug. Nor is it a simple unforeseen side effect; theterm implies that the feature in question was carefullyplanned, but its long-term consequences were not accurately oradequately predicted (which is quite different from not havingthought ahead at all). A misfeature can be a particularlystubborn problem to resolve, because fixing it usuallyinvolves a substantial philosophical change to the structureof the system involved.

Many misfeatures (especially in user-interface design) arisebecause the designers/implementors mistake their personaltastes for laws of nature. Often a former feature becomes amisfeature because trade-offs were made whose parameterssubsequently change (possibly only in the judgment of theimplementors). "Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature thatfile names are limited to six characters, but the originalimplementors wanted to save directory space and we"re stuckwith it for now."

单词	misfeature
释义	misfeature misfeature (ˌmɪsˈfiːtʃə) na distorted feature misfeature misfeature /mis-fee'chr/ or /mis'fee"chr/ A feature that eventuallycauses lossage, possibly because it is not adequate for a newsituation that has evolved. Since it results from adeliberate and properly implemented feature, a misfeature isnot a bug. Nor is it a simple unforeseen side effect; theterm implies that the feature in question was carefullyplanned, but its long-term consequences were not accurately oradequately predicted (which is quite different from not havingthought ahead at all). A misfeature can be a particularlystubborn problem to resolve, because fixing it usuallyinvolves a substantial philosophical change to the structureof the system involved. Many misfeatures (especially in user-interface design) arisebecause the designers/implementors mistake their personaltastes for laws of nature. Often a former feature becomes amisfeature because trade-offs were made whose parameterssubsequently change (possibly only in the judgment of theimplementors). "Well, yeah, it is kind of a misfeature thatfile names are limited to six characters, but the originalimplementors wanted to save directory space and we"re stuckwith it for now."
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