incremental development
nounUK /ˌɪŋkrəˈmentl dɪˈveləpmənt/
US /ˌɪŋkrəˈmentl dɪˈveləpmənt/
Building something slowly by adding small pieces one at a time.
The team used incremental development to add new features to the game each week.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software method where a program is built and improved in small repeated steps.
Incremental development lets programmers test each small part before adding the next.
3. The process of improving a product or plan through small, steady changes over time.
The city's incremental development of the park added benches, then trees, then a playground.
4. Growth that happens in measured amounts rather than all at once.
Her reading skills showed incremental development throughout the school year.