A deliberate spoonerism for {creeping featurism}, meant to imply that
the system or program in question has become a misshapen creature of
hacks. This term isn't really well defined, but it sounds so neat
that most hackers have said or heard it. It is probably reinforced by
an image of terminals prowling about in the dark making their
customary noises.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {creeping featurism}{feature creature}{feeping creature}]