Bare Minimum
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
The least amount of work, quality, or effort needed to satisfy a requirement without going beyond it. In tech culture the phrase can describe pragmatic scoping or, more cynically, a culture of doing only what is necessary to stop complaints.
In plain English: The smallest amount needed to get by or meet the requirement.
Example: "They shipped the bare minimum version first, but everyone understood that observability and cleanup still needed a serious follow-up."