working as designed
<jargon>
(IBM) Conforming to a wrong or inappropriate specification; useful, but misdesigned. Frequently used as a sardonic comment on a program's utility or as a bogus reason for not accepting a criticism or suggestion. At IBM, this sense is used in official documents!
See BAD. [Jargon File]Last updated: 1995-04-04
Nearby terms:
Workflow Management Coalition ♦ workgroup ♦ working as designed ♦ working memory ♦ working set
Try this search on Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Google, OneLook.
Loading
