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 ====== Principle ======
-===== Meaning 1: Module as a General Concept =====
+----
-==== Alternative Terms ====
+**Definition**: //A **principle** is a rule that tells whether one solution is better than another one with respect to a certain aspect.//
-/*i.e. alternative names meaning the same thing*/
-  * Rule
-  * Rule of Thumb
-  * Law
-  * Design Heuristic
-==== Definition ====
+----
-A **principle** is a rule which tells whether one solution is better than another one with respect to a certain aspect.
-==== Description ====
+A principle names and explains a certain aspect to consider while assessing a possible solution to a problem. It can be documented using [[glossary:principle description|principle descriptions]] and help talking about solutions.
-A principle names and explains a certain aspect to consider while assessing a possible solution to a problem. It can be documented using [[principle descriptions]] and help talking about solutions.
 Principles are a general and universal way to communicate experience. They describe a certain aspect leaving out all the other aspects. So a principle is not a rule that is valid in every case. It's a certain tendency, a rule of thumb or a heuristic that only in combination with other principles gives a complete picture.
-==== Examples ====
-  * [[principles:Keep It Simple Stupid]] (KISS)
-  * [[principles:Law Of Demeter]] (LoD)
-  * [[principles:Don't Repeat Yourself]] (DRY)
-  * [[principles:Single Responsibility Principle]] (SRP)
-  * [[principles:|...]]
-==== Alternative Definitions ====
-/*i.e. slightly different definitions for basically the same thing*/
-==== See Also ====
-  * [[Principle Catalog]]
-  * [[Principle Language]]
-  * [[Principle Collection]]
-==== Further Reading ====
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-===== Other Meanings =====
-/*i.e. the same term referring to something different; put short mentions here or better add more detailed descriptions as additional sections */
-  * The term "principle" is often also used to refer to any other rule, heuristic, or philosophy regardless of whether it tells good and bad solutions apart.
+====== See Also ======
+  * [[glossary:Principle catalog]]
+  * [[glossary:Principle language]]
+  * [[glossary:Principle collection]]