"fit and finish" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fit and finish (uncountable)
  1. (automotive) The cosmetic quality of an automobile, in terms of the spacing and alignment of parts. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-fit_and_finish-en-noun-6H-DdK4H Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (software engineering) Those features that are not essential functionality of the software, but are otherwise important or useful, such as localization or improving the user interface. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software engineering
    Sense id: en-fit_and_finish-en-noun-16CCVDAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

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