Edge Case
An unusual situation that still happens to real people.
Definition
A situation at the boundary of expected input or conditions, which is frequently common in practice.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
An unusual situation that still happens to real people.
Example
A single-word name, a thousand-item list, a source that has never synced.
Local chart
TERM·120 · Region X · Grid C5
This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.
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Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Empty StatesPAT·010 · Pattern
- Product SpecificationTPL·011 · Template
- InternationalizationWRT·006 · UX writing
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.