pattern-based programming

noun
UK /ˈpætən beɪst ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˈpætərn beɪst ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/

Pattern-based programming is a way of writing computer code by spotting and using repeating shapes or rules.

The students used pattern-based programming to make their game characters move in a repeating loop.

SYNONYMS

rule-based codingtemplate programmingpattern-driven developmentrepetition-based coding

RELATED WORDS

pattern matchingalgorithmlooptemplatecode reuse

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A coding style where programs are built from reusable templates or patterns rather than written from scratch.

With pattern-based programming, she reused the same template for every menu screen.

3. A method of solving problems by recognizing familiar structures in data or code.

Pattern-based programming helped the team spot the bug because the error looked like one they had seen before.

4. An approach in which rules describe how to transform inputs into outputs.

The chatbot was built using pattern-based programming, matching user phrases to replies.