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versionitis

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A situation in which there are many different (and possibly incompatible) versions of the same software, file or document.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“This helps companies maintain⟳ an honest relationship with the software publisher and protects against versionitis.”
“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.”
“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from versionitis; at this writing, the Handbook is one release⟳ behind the current version of the software, making it out of date⟳ in parts.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

versionizer Versions versipel versipelostatin versiprose Versluis

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