English Explanatory Dictionary

antipattern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.

Pronunciation

En-us-antipattern.oga

Word forms

antipattern antipatterns anti-pattern

Etymology

From anti- + pattern, coined by Andrew Koenig in 1995.

Related words

dark pattern
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