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4 definitions for creationism From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Creationism \Cre*a"tion*ism\ (-?z'm), n.
The doctrine that a soul is specially created for each human
being as soon as it is formed in the womb; -- opposed to
traducianism.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
creationism
n : the literal belief in the account of creation given in the
Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of
evolution of species"
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
creationism n. The (false) belief that large, innovative software
designs can be completely specified in advance and then painlessly
magicked out of the void by the normal efforts of a team of normally
talented programmers. In fact, experience has shown repeatedly that good
designs arise only from evolutionary, exploratory interaction between
one (or at most a small handful of) exceptionally able designer(s) and
an active user population -- and that the first try at a big new idea is
always wrong. Unfortunately, because these truths don't fit the planning
models beloved of management, they are generally ignored.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
creationism
The (false) belief that large, innovative software designs can
be completely specified in advance and then painlessly
magicked out of the void by the normal efforts of a team of
normally talented programmers. In fact, experience has shown
repeatedly that good designs arise only from evolutionary,
exploratory interaction between one (or at most a small
handful of) exceptionally able designer(s) and an active user
population - and that the first try at a big new idea is
always wrong. Unfortunately, because these truths don't fit
the planning models beloved of management, they are
generally ignored.
[{Jargon File]
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