"antipattern" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-antipattern.oga [US] Forms: antipatterns [plural]
Etymology: anti- + pattern, coined by Andrew Koenig in 1995. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|pattern}} anti- + pattern, {{coin|en|Andrew Koenig|in=1995|nocap=1|nocat=1|w=Andrew Koenig (programmer)}} coined by Andrew Koenig in 1995 Head templates: {{en-noun}} antipattern (plural antipatterns)
  1. (software engineering) A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice. Categories (topical): Software engineering Synonyms: anti-pattern Related terms: dark pattern Translations (a design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice): antisuunnittelumalli (Finnish), Antimuster [neuter] (German), Anti-Pattern [neuter] (German), antiminta (Hungarian), ellenminta (Hungarian), アンチパターン (anchipatān) (Japanese), antipadrão [masculine] (Portuguese), antimönster [neuter] (Swedish)

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