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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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synergy

/ˈsɪn.ə.dʒi/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The named benefit of a merger, claimed before either side has agreed what customer means in their respective tables.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The combined effect of two efforts exceeding the sum of their separate results.

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See also
  • alignmentThe state of having agreed on the word 'alignment.'
  • best practiceSomeone else's context, repackaged as a rule and applied without the conditions that made it work for them.
  • platform migrationRebuilding every pipeline on the new platform, then keeping the old one running for the four jobs nobody can find.
  • single source of truthTerm struck pending the definitions of ownership, metric, and certification it depends on; without them the source is single but the truth is plural.