[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.