Definition

A project with no legacy constraints, which sounds like paradise until you realize it also means no documentation, no infrastructure, and no one who knows what they're doing. It's a beautiful empty field where dreams and budgets go to get lost.

Example Usage

"This is a greenfield opportunity," the architect said with the gleaming eyes of someone who has never maintained a greenfield project two years later.

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