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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>working as designed</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../W.html" title="W"/><link rel="previous" href="workaround.html" title="workaround"/><link rel="next" href="worm.html" title="worm"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">working as designed</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="workaround.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="worm.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="working-as-designed"/><dt xmlns="" id="working-as-designed"><b>working as designed</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [IBM] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. In conformance to a wrong or inappropriate specification; useful,
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but misdesigned.</p></dd><dd><p> 2. Frequently used as a sardonic comment on a program's
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utility.</p></dd><dd><p> 3. Unfortunately also used as a bogus reason for not accepting a
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criticism or suggestion. At <a href="../I/IBM.html"><i class="glossterm">IBM</i></a>, this sense is used
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in official documents! See <a href="../B/BAD.html"><i class="glossterm">BAD</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="workaround.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../W.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="worm.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">workaround<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>worm</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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