taste
[primarily MIT] n. 1. The quality in a program that tends
to be inversely proportional to the number of features, hacks, and
kluges programmed into it. Also `tasty', `tasteful',
`tastefulness'. "This feature comes in N tasty flavors."
Although `tasteful' and `flavorful' are essentially
synonyms, `taste' and flavor are not. Taste refers to
sound judgment on the part of the creator; a program or feature
can exhibit taste but cannot have taste. On the other
hand, a feature can have flavor. Also, flavor has the
additional meaning of `kind' or `variety' not shared by
`taste'. Flavor is a more popular word than `taste',
though both are used. See also elegant. 2. Alt. sp. of
tayste.
