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Deutsch limit

Deutsch limit noun: the generally accepted limit, in working with visual programming languages, of 50 or fewer visual primitives on screen at any given time, used to optimize for information density.

Noun

the Deutsch limit

  1. The generally accepted limit, in working with visual programming languages, of 50 or fewer visual primitives on screen at any given time, used to optimize for information density.

Origin of Deutsch limit

Named after computer programmer L. Peter Deutsch (1946–).

Questions about Deutsch limit

What does Deutsch limit mean?
Deutsch limit means the generally accepted limit, in working with visual programming languages, of 50 or fewer visual primitives on screen at any given time, used to optimize for information density.
What part of speech is Deutsch limit?
Deutsch limit is a noun.

Words near Deutsch limit in the dictionary

  1. deutron
  2. deutrons
  3. Deutsch
  4. Deutsch gate
  5. Deutsch gates
  6. Deutsch limit
  7. Deutschbag
  8. Deutschbags
  9. Deutsche Mark
  10. Deutsche Marks
  11. Deutscher

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