Programmer-hostile. Generally used by hackers in a critical
tone, to describe systems that hold the user's hand so
obsessively that they make it painful for the more experienced
and knowledgeable to get any work done. See menuitis,
drool-proof paper, Macintrash, user-obsequious.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
user base « User Brain Damage « User Datagram Protocol « user-friendly » user id » user identifier » user interface