feature suppression
[/ˈfiːtʃər səˈpreʃən/]
nounpl: feature suppressions
supressão de características
1. The deliberate removal, hiding, or disabling of a feature or functionality in software, hardware, or a system
The company implemented feature suppression to simplify the user interface for new users.
A empresa implementou a supressão de características para simplificar a interface do usuário para novos usuários.
2. In machine learning and data science, the process of reducing or eliminating irrelevant or redundant features from a dataset to improve model performance
Feature suppression helped reduce overfitting in the predictive model.
A supressão de características ajudou a reduzir o ajuste excessivo no modelo preditivo.
3. In linguistics, the omission or elimination of linguistic features in speech or writing
Feature suppression in dialectal speech can result in phonological simplification.
A supressão de características na fala dialetal pode resultar em simplificação fonológica.
Feature suppression is a common practice in software development and data science in both the United States and Brazil. In the US tech industry, it's frequently discussed in the context of A/B testing and user interface design. In Brazil, the term is increasingly adopted in the growing tech sector, particularly among software companies and data science teams. The concept reflects modern software philosophy of 'less is more' and the importance of delivering simplified, user-friendly products.
Related Idioms & Phrases
feature suppression for user experience optimization
strategic feature suppression
progressive feature suppression
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