creationism

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creationism - 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]

creationism - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  creationism
      n 1: the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the
           Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of
           evolution of species"

creationism - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  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]
  

creationism - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  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.