classitis
nounEtymology From class + -itis.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Web design Derogatory, Usually The practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes.
- Classitis can be avoided through a better understanding of CSS selectors.2006, Paul Haine, HTML Mastery: Semantics, Standards, and Styling, page 175:
- Frameworks tend to suffer from divitis and classitis.2011, Antony Kennedy, Inayaili de León, Pro CSS for High Traffic Websites, page 102:
- Related terms
- divitis