overabstraction
overabstraction Lexical Profile
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• noun
A design flaw in software engineering or systems architecture where excessive layers of theoretical models or interfaces make a system unnecessarily complex and difficult to maintain.
"The new framework was criticized for overabstraction, as developers had to navigate through six separate interfaces just to execute a basic command."
The act or process of making something so theoretical or detached from specific details that it loses its practical meaning, utility, or connection to reality.
"The philosopher's essay suffered from overabstraction, making it incredibly difficult for readers to connect her ethical theories to everyday life."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed by combining the prefix 'over-' (excessive) with the noun 'abstraction', which derives from Latin 'abstractus' (drawn away).