model-centered design

noun

UK /ˈmɒd.əl ˈsen.təd dɪˈzaɪn/

US /ˈmɑː.dəl ˈsen.tɚd dɪˈzaɪn/

A way of making things where you build and use a model first to help you plan.

The engineers used model-centered design to test the new car shape before building it.

SYNONYMS

model-based design model-driven design model-first design simulation-led design

RELATED WORDS

prototype simulation blueprint modeling design process

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A teaching method where students learn by building and changing models.

In science class, model-centered design helped the students understand how water flows.

3. A software approach where the main work is done on a model that creates the final program.

The team chose model-centered design so the app could be generated from diagrams.

4. A planning style in which a simple model guides all decisions.

The city used model-centered design to plan the new park layout.