classitis

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noun

The practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes.

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Meanings

nounclassitis (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableusuallycomputingThe practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes.

    Frameworks tend to suffer from divitis and classitis.

    2011, Antony Kennedy, Inayaili de León, Pro CSS for High Traffic Websites, page 102
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    Classitis can be avoided through a better understanding of CSS selectors.

    2006, Paul Haine, HTML Mastery: Semantics, Standards, and Styling, page 175

Origin

From class + -itis.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classitis.

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