"ninety-ninety rule" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (software engineering) A humorous aphorism stating that the first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time, and the remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. Wikipedia link: ninety-ninety rule Categories (topical): Software engineering

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