anemic
1
8.6
- adjective
- /əˈniːmɪk/
- Jargon
:
anémico
- In software design, an anemic model may lead to confusion because it lacks necessary business logic.
Examples
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Clearly, the manufacturing sector's productivity performance in the 1980s not only established postwar records but can be adjudged as spectacular when compared to the continuing anemic results (a mere 0.4 percent annual rate) in the nonmanufacturing arenas.
Academic text (1994) -
Since that period, however, America's nonmanufacturing productivity growth has been anemic at best, whereas manufacturing productivity has far outpaced it, generally keeping its long-term trend (albeit with a drop in the 1970s), with an impressive acceleration in the mid-1980s.
Academic text (1994) -
The stock market rise since the Fed rate appears to lack a broad base and lacks volume, suggesting that this rise is anemic and may not be sustainable.
Blog text (27) -
Nuclear waste is piling up; carbon is accumulating in the atmosphere; and our renewable energy industries are anemic and uncompetitive.
Academic text (2001) -
Anemic economic growth has also exacerbated such social problems as unemployment and poverty, making it harder for Chávez to satisfy the voters.
Academic text (2001) -
The project's architecture was criticized for being anemic, containing only data without any operational functionality.
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Developers often avoid anemic domain models since they fail to represent the behavior associated with the data.
Synonyms
30
6.1
Dull and showing little energy
23
6.2
Not showing new ideas or creative thinking
19
3.6
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
5
8.1
Having no real meaning or importance
Not giving much detail or careful thought
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Low oxygen in the body because the blood lacks enough red blood cells or hemoglobin to carry it
- Specialized
A condition where low hemoglobin makes body tissues get too little oxygen
How Rich
- US
165
3.9
- Jargon
1
8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anemic in software borrows the same 'no blood' image: a model with only data and no behavior feels lifeless. That's why an anemic domain model is seen as weak or incomplete in design.