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Design pattern

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/dɪˈzaɪn ˌpætərn/nounCommon term

In software engineering, design pattern means: A proven, reusable solution to a common design problem in code, such as Singleton, Factory or Observer, described as a general approach rather than finished code.

In Turkish: tasarım kalıbı, tasarım deseni, tasarım örüntüsü

How it is used

Developers apply, recognize and sometimes overuse design patterns. In reviews you may hear 'This is basically the strategy pattern' or 'We don't need a pattern for something this simple.'

Example sentences

  1. We used the adapter design pattern to support three payment providers behind one interface.

  2. Learning the common design patterns makes large codebases much easier to read.

Common collocations

  • apply a design pattern
  • common design patterns
  • factory pattern
  • observer pattern
  • architectureThe high-level structure of a software system: its main parts, how they communicate with each other and the key technical decisions behind them.
  • classIn object-oriented programming, a template that defines the data and behavior of a type of object, such as a User or an Invoice.
  • refactorTo improve the structure of existing code, making it cleaner or easier to change, without changing what it does for the user.
  • code smellA sign in code that suggests a deeper design problem, such as a very long function, duplicated logic or too many parameters, even if the code works.

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