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working as designed

jargon> (IBM) Conforming to a wrong or inappropriatespecification; useful, but misdesigned. Frequently used as asardonic comment on a program's utility or as a bogus reasonfor not accepting a criticism or suggestion. At IBM, thissense is used in official documents!

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