modularservicedesign

noun

UK /ˈmɒd.jə.lə ˈsɜː.vɪs dɪˌzaɪn/

US /ˈmɑː.dʒə.lɚ ˈsɝː.vɪs dɪˌzaɪn/

A way of building services from small parts that you can swap in and out.

The team used modularservicedesign so they could add new features without rebuilding everything.

SYNONYMS

component-based design plug-and-play architecture modular architecture composable design

RELATED WORDS

microservices service-oriented architecture reusability interchangeable modules

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A design approach where each service module can be replaced or upgraded on its own.

Thanks to modularservicedesign, we replaced the payment module without touching the login module.

3. The practice of breaking a big service into small, independent pieces that work together.

Modularservicedesign helped the company scale only the parts that got busy.

4. A method of planning services so that parts can be reused in different products.

With modularservicedesign, the same booking module powered both the app and the website.