menu-driven coding

noun
UK /ˈmɛnjuː ˈdrɪvən ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈmɛnjuː ˈdrɪvən ˈkoʊdɪŋ/

Menu-driven coding is a way to make a computer program by picking choices from a list on the screen.

The students used menu-driven coding to build their first game without typing any code.

SYNONYMS

block-based codingvisual programmingchoice-based codingno-code programming

RELATED WORDS

menucodingprogramminginterfaceblocks

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A style of software design where users pick options from menus instead of typing commands.

The old banking system relied on menu-driven coding for all its screens.

3. Writing code that builds menus for other programs to use.

Her job involved menu-driven coding to create the settings pages for the app.

4. A teaching method where learners choose from preset code snippets in a menu.

The workshop introduced menu-driven coding so beginners could focus on logic, not syntax.