structured development

noun

UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃəd dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/

US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚd dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/

Structured development is when you plan and build things step by step in a careful order.

The team used structured development to build the new app, finishing one part before starting the next.

SYNONYMS

planned growth organized building systematic progress orderly construction

RELATED WORDS

planning process framework methodology roadmap

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In software, a way of building programs by following clear, fixed steps from start to finish.

Structured development helped the programmers test each piece before adding the next.

3. In city planning, growing a town in an organized way with rules about where buildings go.

Structured development kept the new houses away from the busy roads.

4. In learning, a method where lessons go from easy to hard in a set order.

Her structured development in math meant she learned addition before multiplication.