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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>KISS Principle</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="../K.html" title="K"/><link rel="previous" href="KIPS.html" title="KIPS"/><link rel="next" href="kit.html" title="kit"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">KISS Principle</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="KIPS.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">K</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="kit.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="KISS-Principle"/><dt xmlns="" id="KISS-Principle"><b>KISS Principle</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/kis<69> prin<69>si<73>pl/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> &#8220;<span class="quote">Keep It Simple, Stupid</span>&#8221;. A maxim often invoked when
discussing design to fend off <a href="../C/creeping-featurism.html"><i class="glossterm">creeping featurism</i></a> and
control development complexity. Possibly related to the
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