# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q6502226](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6502226)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_flow_(programming))  
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