- A way to reduce complexity and allow efficient design and implementation in complex software systems. Abstractions hide the technical complexity of systems behind simpler APIs. ← MDN Web Docs
- Related terms: Leaky abstraction, Anonymous function, Cognitive complexity, Tesler’s Law
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