model-oriented software

noun
UK /ˈmɒdəl ˈɔːriəntɪd ˈsɒftweə/
US /ˈmɑːdəl ˈɔːriəntɪd ˈsɔːftwer/

Software built by first making a simple picture-like model of what it should do.

The team used model-oriented software to design the robot's behavior before writing any code.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software that helps people create and edit models, such as 3D models or diagrams.

She opened the model-oriented software to build a 3D model of the house.

3. Software whose main job is to simulate or imitate real-world systems.

The weather center runs model-oriented software to predict storms.

4. Software developed using models as the main source for generating the final program.

With model-oriented software, the app was generated automatically from the design model.