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qwerty syndrome

qwerty syndrome proper noun: the condition of favoring entrenched and inferior technologies or practices over superior ones.

Proper noun

qwerty syndrome

  1. (idiomatic) The condition of favoring entrenched and inferior technologies or practices over superior ones.
    • Nowhere is the QWERTY syndrome stronger than in computers […]2000, Jason Kroll, “Readers' Choice Awards”, in Linux Journal

Synonyms of qwerty syndrome

Origin of qwerty syndrome

Named after the QWERTY keyboard layout, a popular standard despite not necessarily being the most optimal.

Questions about qwerty syndrome

What does qwerty syndrome mean?
Qwerty syndrome means the condition of favoring entrenched and inferior technologies or practices over superior ones.
What part of speech is qwerty syndrome?
Qwerty syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near qwerty syndrome in the dictionary

  1. QWAN
  2. QwaQwa
  3. qway
  4. qwerty
  5. QWERTY phenomenon
  6. qwerty syndrome
  7. QWERTYs
  8. qwertyuiop
  9. qwertz
  10. qwertzu
  11. qwertzuiop

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