component-based project

noun

UK /kəmˈpəʊnənt beɪst ˈprɒdʒɛkt/

US /kəmˈpoʊnənt beɪst ˈprɑːdʒɛkt/

A project built from small separate parts that each do one job.

The game was a component-based project, so each character and sound was its own piece.

SYNONYMS

modular project building-block project piece-by-piece project assembled project

RELATED WORDS

module component modularity assembly reusability

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software project organized into independent, reusable parts.

Our team turned the app into a component-based project to speed up development.

3. A school or work task where each part is made and checked separately.

For the science fair, she ran a component-based project with separate teams for each model.

4. A way of planning work by breaking it into small, replaceable pieces.

The manager chose a component-based project so a single delay would not stop everything.