versionitis
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]versionitis (uncountable)
- (computing, informal) A situation in which there are many different (and possibly incompatible) versions of the same software, file or document.[1][2][3][4]
- 1992, InfoWorld, volume 14, number 33, page 92:
- This helps companies maintain an honest relationship with the software publisher and protects against versionitis.
- 2004, Joel Henry, Software project management: a real-world guide to success:
- Versionitis exists when the team is using multiple versions of the same software […] Integration of modules can be a nightmare when a project catches versionitis.
- 2011, Bud E. Smith, Michael McCallister, WordPress in depth, page 455:
- The Handbook can suffer from versionitis; at this writing, the Handbook is one release behind the current version of the software, making it out of date in parts.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Honeypot (computing)#Honeypot detection
- ^ http://libreofficeaustralia.org/lt/community/blog/planet/20110406/versionitis
- ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 28 (last accessed), archived from the original on 27 August 2011
- ^ http://fppad.com/2008/02/11/suffering-from-versionitis