baby duck syndrome

== English == === Etymology === From the tendency of newly hatched ducks or other birds to imprint on the first thing they see. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbeɪbi dʌk ˈsɪndɹəʊm/, /-dɹəm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbeɪbi dʌk ˈsɪndɹoʊm/, /-dɹəm/ Hyphenation: baby duck syn‧drome === Noun === baby duck syndrome (uncountable) (computing, humorous) The tendency of computer users to think the system (software or usage paradigm) they originally started using is better than others. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === imprinting (psychology) – baby duck syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia