Undocumented Feature

Noun Phrase · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. A joking euphemism for a bug or unexpected behavior. In engineering slang, calling something an undocumented feature softens the pain while still admitting reality.

    In plain English: A joking way to describe a bug or unintended behavior.

    Example: "The duplicate email issue was not a product differentiator, just an undocumented feature of the retry loop."

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