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anti-feature

noun

Etymology

From anti- + feature.

  1. inherited from *dʰeh₁-✻
  2. derived from faciō — “do, make”
  3. derived from factus
  4. derived from factūra
  5. derived from faiture
  6. derived from feture
  7. inherited from feture
  8. prefixed as anti-feature — “anti + feature”

Definitions

  1. Intentionally-implemented functionality of a product or service (typically technology)…

    Intentionally-implemented functionality of a product or service (typically technology) which hinders or disadvantages the user, and whose removal may incur an additional charge.

    • The printer's anti-features made it hardly worth using: the small $40 ink cartridges get blacklisted after first use to prevent refilling.

  2. Functionality originally intended as a feature, but perceived as a bug, annoyance, or…

    Functionality originally intended as a feature, but perceived as a bug, annoyance, or infringement of freedoms by some or even most users.

    • Apple's iBooks 1.1 has an important anti-feature. Full justification has been applied to all books by default on the iPad (but not the iPhone) and cannot be overridden by the book designer.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anti-feature. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA