cargo culting

noun

An approach that copies an existing successful approach without properly analysing and understanding it.

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Meanings

nouncargo culting (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingAn approach that copies an existing successful approach without properly analysing and understanding it.

Origin

From cargo cult + -ing.

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APA

cargo culting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20culting

MLA

“cargo culting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20culting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cargo culting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20culting.

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