The metaphor gives the team a consistent picture they can use to describe the way the existing system works, where new parts fit, and what form they should take.

比喻为团队提供了一致的画面，他们可以用它来描述现有系统的工作方式、新部件适合的位置，以及它们应该采取的形式。

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For example, almost all legacy computer systems need some form of design investigation, if for no other reason than to train new developers in the maintenance and extension of the system.

例如，如果是仅仅出于就系统的维护和扩展培训新开发人员，则几乎所有的遗留计算机系统都需要某种形式的设计研究。

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This is a specific form of weak consistency; the storage system guarantees that if no new updates are made to the object, eventually all accesses will return the last updated value.

这是弱一致性的一种特殊形式；存储系统保证如果对象没有新的更新，最终所有访问都将返回最后更新的值。

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