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LAB-uh-rinth/ˈlæbərɪnθ/

A labyrinth is a maze of paths, or any system so tangled that you lose your way: a labyrinth of corridors, a labyrinth of rules. Maze is everyday; circuitous and tortuous (already in the dictionary) describe a roundabout route, not the whole warren. Opaque (already in the dictionary) is hard to see through, of prose or glass. Do not file a maze of shared folders as a backup.

Meaning

A complicated network of paths in which it is easy to get lost; also a confusing system.

Examples

• “A labyrinth of shared folders is not a backup policy.”
• “Maze is everyday. Warren is the animal cousin. Circuitous is of a route (already in C2). Tortuous is twisting (already in C2). One named live folder can be dull and still exact. A nest of copies with no restore test is a hole. Name the backup; then enjoy the architecture.”

Good to know

A maze; a confusing system. Everyday: maze. Close: warren. Contrast: circuitous / tortuous (of a route — already in C2). Folders ≠ a backup.

Near in meaning

maze, warren, tangle, morass

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