Force Multiplier
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
Something or someone that increases the effectiveness of others rather than only contributing direct output. In engineering culture the phrase is often used for tools, platform work, and people who create leverage across a whole organization.
In plain English: Something that amplifies the effectiveness of other people or systems.
Example: "The internal platform was a real force multiplier because it saved dozens of teams from rebuilding the same deployment scaffolding in slightly different ways."