a term that refers to a trend in web development
The aim is to simplify components of websites by creating representations of different website parts analogous to biological concepts (atoms, molecules, organisms, etc.). For instance, a button on a website is likened to an Atom. An input field is another atom. When both atoms are combined, they create a search box (which is likened to a Molecule). The search molecule provides search functionality.
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Scott P. Scheper, Antinet Zettelkasten (San Diego, CA: Greenlamp, 2022), pdf 
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“Atomic Design Methodology | Atomic Design by Brad Frost,” accessed July 15, 2021, http://atomicdesign.bradfrost.com/chapter-2/.
The whole atomic workflow concept became a distraction. It led me into the land PKM people habitually become infatuated with: templates, workflows, layouts, plugins, CSS styles, etc. (p. 161)
The truth was apparent: the digital Zettelkasten system resulted in me not producing genius-level creative output. Instead the digital Zettelkasten system resulted in me distracting myself with the bells and whistles of the tool. The most recent time-sucks had included restructuring the directory structure and folders of my notes into an atomic format. It also included me spending an entire weekend creating a nifty theme for my notes. I sometimes just can’t help but get distracted with things that don’t matter! (p. 163)
⇒ Notecards’ Limited Space Force Unlimited Combinations of Thought