sequential development
nounUK /sɪˈkwenʃəl dɪˈveləpmənt/
US /sɪˈkwenʃəl dɪˈveləpmənt/
Growing or happening in a clear order, one step after another.
The sequential development of the tadpole into a frog happens step by step.
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2. In computing, the building of a program or system in planned, ordered stages.
The team used sequential development to finish each module before starting the next.
3. In business, a product or project being completed in a fixed series of phases rather than all at once.
Sequential development kept the launch on schedule by finishing design before production.
4. In education, learning skills in a set order where each one builds on the last.
The reading curriculum follows sequential development from letters to words to sentences.