versionitis

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noun

A situation in which there are many different (and possibly incompatible) versions of the same software, file or document.

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Meanings

nounversionitis (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountablecomputingA situation in which there are many different (and possibly incompatible) versions of the same software, file or document.

    This helps companies maintain an honest relationship with the software publisher and protects against versionitis.

    1992, InfoWorld, volume 14, number 33, page 92
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    Versionitis exists when the team is using multiple versions of the same software[…] Integration of modules can be a nightmare when a project catches versionitis.

    2004, Joel Henry, Software project management: a real-world guide to success

    The Handbook can suffer from versionitis; at this writing, the Handbook is one release behind the current version of the software, making it out of date in parts.

    2011, Bud E. Smith, Michael McCallister, WordPress in depth, page 455

Origin

From version + -itis.

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