blue canoe

/ˌbluː kəˈnuː/

noun

1. An independent technical practice concerned with building, repairing and operating useful systems.
2. An approach to engineering that favours evidence over assumption, careful planning over hurried change, and simple, repeatable solutions over unnecessary complexity.
3. A continuing record of infrastructure built, problems encountered, decisions made and lessons learned.

See also: infrastructure, networks, systems, resilience, engineering.