declarativesoftware
nounUK /dɪˈklærətɪv ˈsɒftweə/
US /dɪˈklærətɪv ˈsɔftwer/
Declarative software is a kind of computer program where you tell it what you want, not every little step to do.
With declarative software, she just described the website she wanted and the tool built it for her.
SYNONYMS
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Software built around describing the desired result rather than listing step-by-step commands.
The declarative software figured out the layout from her description alone.
3. A program that uses rules or settings to decide how to act on its own.
This declarative software reads the rules file and sets everything up automatically.
4. A tool where users state goals and the system works out the steps.
He told the declarative software to sort the photos, and it chose the method itself.