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KISS Principle
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KISS Principle - /kis' prin'si-pl/ Keep It Simple, Stupid.

A maxim often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism and control complexity of development. Possibly related to the marketroid maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple".

See also Occam's Razor.
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Apparently it's an oftused acronym in the business world and it stands for keep it simple, stupid.
Football: Keep it simple and lump on Argentina to kill off hosts by The Racing Post (London, England)
He explains: "The basis of it all is, Keep It Simple, Stupid.
Eagle-eye Tim keeps the ball rolling by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
1 TOTB Think outside the box 2 GMTA Great minds think alike 3 EOD End of discussion 4 IDGI I don't get it 5 BOT Back on topic 6 KISS Keep it simple, stupid 7 CWOT Complete waste of time 8 BTDT Been there, done that 9 TMA Take my advice 10 IOW In other words
Text talk is the shortcut to office madness by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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