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KISS
Stands for "Keep It Stupid Simple" or “Keep It Simple, Stupid”. A principle in software engineering for reminding people and companies to keep their information and products simple - most of the time simple systems work better than complex ones.
| First released | 1960 |
| Developed by | US Navy |
Interesting facts
Some believe that the acronym was coined by a lead engineer at the Lockheed Skunk Works, but it has been used in the US military and Navy for a long time.
