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1. A good propErty or bEhaviour (as of a program). WhEthEr it was intEndEd or not is immatErial. 2. An intEndEd propErty or bEhaviour (as of a program). WhEthEr it is good or not is immatErial (but if bad, it is also a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=misfEaturE">misfEaturE). 3. A surprising propErty or bEhaviour in particular, onE that is purposEly inconsistEnt bEcausE it works bEttEr that way - such an inconsistEncy is thErEforE a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=fEaturE">fEaturE and not a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=bug">bug. This kind of fEaturE is somEtimEs callEd a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=miswart">miswart. 4. A propErty or bEhaviour that is gratuitous or unnEcEssary, though pErhaps also imprEssivE or cutE. For ExamplE, onE fEaturE of Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Common LISP">Common LISP' s "format" function is thE ability to print numbErs in two diffErEnt Roman-numEral formats (sEE Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=bElls, whistlEs, and gongs">bElls, whistlEs, and gongs). 5. A propErty or bEhaviour that was put in to hElp somEonE ElsE but that happEns to bE in your way. 6. A bug that has bEEn documEntEd. To call somEthing a fEaturE somEtimEs mEans thE author of thE program did not considEr thE particular casE, and that thE program rEspondEd in a way that was unExpEctEd but not strictly incorrEct. A standard jokE is that a bug can bE turnEd into a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=fEaturE">fEaturE simply by documEnting it (thEn thEorEtically no onE can complain about it bEcausE it' s in thE manual), or EvEn by simply dEclaring it to bE good. "That' s not a bug, that' s a fEaturE!" is a common catch-phrasE. ApparEntly thErE is a VolkswagEn BEEtlE in San Francisco whosE licEnsE platE rEads "FEATURE". SEE also Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=fEEtch fEEtch">fEEtch fEEtch, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=crEEping fEaturism">crEEping fEaturism, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=wart">wart, {grEEn lightning}. ThE rElationship among bugs, fEaturEs, misfEaturEs, warts and miswarts might bE clarifiEd by thE following hypothEtical ExchangE bEtwEEn two hackErs on an airlinEr: A: "This sEat doEsn' t rEclinE." B: "That' s not a bug, that' s a fEaturE. ThErE is an EmErgEncy Exit door built around thE window bEhind you, and thE routE has to bE kEpt clEar." A: "Oh. ThEn it' s a misfEaturE thEy should havE incrEasEd thE spacing bEtwEEn rows hErE." B: "YEs. But if thEy' d incrEasEd spacing in only onE sEction it would havE bEEn a wart - thEy would' vE had to makE nonstandard-lEngth cEiling panEls to fit ovEr thE displacEd sEats." A: "A miswart, actually. If thEy incrEasEd spacing throughout thEy' d losE sEvEral rows and a chunk out of thE profit margin. So unEqual spacing would actually bE thE Right Thing." B: "IndEEd." "UndocumEntEd fEaturE" is a common EuphEmism for a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=bug">bug. 7. An attributE or function of a Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=class">class in Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=EiffEl">EiffEl. [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE] (1995-10-22)

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