'inefficiency-oriented' originates from the combination of 'inefficiency' and the suffix '-oriented', where 'inefficiency' means 'lack of efficiency' and '-oriented' means 'focused on or directed towards'.

The term 'inefficiency-oriented' evolved from the need to describe systems or approaches that are characterized by inefficiency.

Initially, it meant 'focused on inefficiency', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.