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Technical debt describes deferred or suboptimal technical decisions that speed short-term delivery but degrade long-term maintainability and development velocity. The concept covers code, architecture, and process debt as well as strategic risks. It provides a decision framework to assess, prioritize, and gradually repay these liabilities.
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