Versionitis

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A situation in which there are many different (and possibly incompatible) versions of the same software, file or document. informal, uncountable

    "This helps companies maintain an honest relationship with the software publisher and protects against versionitis."

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"This helps companies maintain an honest relationship with the software publisher and protects against versionitis."

Etymology

From version + -itis.

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