suboptimization

/sʌbˌɑptəməˈzeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act or process of making something less than optimal, often by focusing on one part at the expense of the whole.
    • To avoid suboptimization, the team looked at the entire project instead of just one feature.
    • The engineer warned that suboptimization of the software's speed could hurt its overall stability.
    • Suboptimization in a business can happen when each department only cares about its own goals.
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