On: George Orwell - Politics and the English Language

[gnosis]

That's an interesting question. But unfortunately for Orwell, programming is geared greatly towards reuse. So software "cliches" are valued, if they are effective.

[cromulent → gnosis]

"Software cliche" is a great term to have coined.

I love the origin of the word cliche, from a cluster of movable type permanently set for common phrases. Metal macros.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliché