model-first design
nounUK /ˈmɒd.əl fɜːst dɪˈzaɪn/
US /ˈmɑː.dəl fɝːst dɪˈzaɪn/
A way of making things where you build a small pretend version first, then make the real one.
The team used model-first design to plan the playground before building it.
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2. In software, planning the data and rules before writing the code.
With model-first design, they sketched the database before coding the app.
3. In 3D printing, making a digital model before printing the object.
Model-first design saved plastic because they fixed mistakes on screen.
4. A teaching method where students build a model before the final project.
The class tried model-first design by making clay boats before real ones.