replaceablemethod
nounUK /rɪˈpleɪsəbəl ˈmɛθəd/
US /rɪˈpleɪsəbəl ˈmɛθəd/
A way of doing something that you can swap for another way.
The teacher said our drawing method was a replaceablemethod, so we tried a new one.
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2. A step in a computer program that can be switched with a different step.
The coder marked the sorting step as a replaceablemethod in the code.
3. A routine at work that a team can change without breaking things.
Checking the mail is a replaceablemethod; we could use a digital inbox instead.
4. A teaching style that can be exchanged for another style.
Group reading is a replaceablemethod that teachers can trade for silent reading.