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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enhancement \En*hance"ment\, n. The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: enhancement n : an improvement that makes something more agreeable [syn: {sweetening}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: enhancement n. Common {marketroid}-speak for a bug {fix}. This abuse of language is a popular and time-tested way to turn incompetence into increased revenue. A hacker being ironic would instead call the fix a {feature} -- or perhaps save some effort by declaring the bug itself to be a feature. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: enhancement 1. A change to a product which is intended to make it better in some way e.g. new functions, faster, or occasionally more compatible with other systems. Enhancements to {hardware} components, especially {integrated circuits} often mean they are smaller and less demanding of resources. Sadly, this is almost never true of {software} enhancements. 2. {Marketroid}-speak for a {bug fix}. This abuse of language is a popular and time-tested way to turn incompetence into increased revenue. A hacker being ironic would instead call the fix a {feature}, or perhaps save some effort by declaring "{That's not a bug, that's a feature!}". [{Jargon File}] (1998-04-04)
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