Classitis

Origin

class + -itis

Full definition of classitis

Noun

1. (web design, usually derogatory) The practice of authoring stylesheets with redundant and semantically unhelpful classes.
• 2006, Paul Haine, HTML Mastery: Semantics, Standards, and Styling (page 175)Classitis can be avoided through a better understanding of CSS selectors.
• 2011, Antony Kennedy, Inayaili de León, Pro CSS for High Traffic Websites (page 102)Frameworks tend to suffer from divitis and classitis.

Related terms

• divitis