From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
KISS Principle /kis' prin'si-pl/ n. "Keep It Simple, Stupid". A maxim
often invoked when discussing design to fend off creeping featurism
and control development complexity. Possibly related to the marketroid
maxim on sales presentations, "Keep It Short and Simple".
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
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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