December 11, 2024
(noun) When the costs of reverting to a previous
state or switching to a different path become prohibitively high, even in the
face of better solutions.
The company’s reliance on Progress 4GL illustrates path dependence—despite
newer technologies being available, decades of ABL development make switching
platforms economically unfeasible.
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architecture, design, technology, decision-making
October 28, 2024
(adj) Of, relating to, or constituting a vestige; remaining as a trace of
something that once existed but is no longer functional or necessary.
The appendix is a vestigial organ in humans, serving no apparent purpose in
modern physiology.
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biology, technology