misfeature
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- misfeatured adjective
Etymology
Origin of misfeature
Example Sentences
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Yet, though that day had seemed to Pauline almost more delicately fair than any of their days, it ended dismally with April in black misfeature, and before they reached home they were wet through.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton
The complainant, if unconvinced, is likely to retort that the bug is then at best a misfeature.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Since it results from a deliberate and properly-implemented feature, a misfeature is not a bug.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.
Especially used for user-visible misbehavior caused by a bug or misfeature.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
Especially used for user-visible misbehavior caused by a bug or misfeature.
From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.
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