skeleton programming

noun

A top-down approach in computer programming based on simple high-level structures, resembling pseudocode, that are gradually fleshed out with details.

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Meanings

nounskeleton programming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA top-down approach in computer programming based on simple high-level structures, resembling pseudocode, that are gradually fleshed out with details.
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