table-based programming
nounUK /ˈteɪ.bəl beɪst ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ/
US /ˈteɪ.bəl beɪst ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ/
A way of making computer programs by filling in a table instead of writing lots of code.
With table-based programming, she typed the rules into a grid and the computer did the rest.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Writing software where a table of values controls how the program behaves.
The game's difficulty levels were set by table-based programming.
3. A teaching method that uses tables to help beginners plan a program.
The class learned table-based programming before trying real code.
4. Using a spreadsheet to store and change data that a program reads.
Their quiz app used table-based programming so teachers could edit questions easily.