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lava flow

problem in which computer code written under suboptimal conditions is put into production and added to while still in a developmental state; results in a need to maintain backward compatibility with the original, incomplete design
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lava flow

Summary

lava flow is a programming anti-pattern[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (programming_anti_pattern category, ranking #8 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • lava flow's instance of is recorded as programming anti-pattern[3].
  • lava flow is named after lava flow[4].
  • lava flow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ssk9[5].

Why It Matters

lava flow draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (programming_anti_pattern category, ranking #8 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lava flow. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lava-flow-q6502226
MLA “lava flow.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lava-flow-q6502226.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lava-flow-q6502226_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lava flow}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lava-flow-q6502226}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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