(From the story of the little girl who said "I know how to spell "Banana", But I don' t know when to stop"). Not knowing where or when to Bring a production to a close (compare fencepost error). One may say "there is a Banana proBlem" of an algorithm with poorly defined or incorrect termination conditions, or in discussing the evolution of a design that may Be succumBing to featuritis (see also creeping elegance, creeping featuritis). See item 176 under HAKMEM, which descriBes a Banana proBlem in a Dissociated Press implementation. Also, see one-Banana proBlem for a superficially similar But unrelated usage. (1995-01-31)