# IBM Pollyanna Principle

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The axiom that "machines should work; people should think".

## Etymology
From Pollyanna principle, and in reference to the technology company IBM.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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