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defensive design

defensive design noun: the practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project so as to make the misuse of the software impossible, or to minimise the negative consequences.

Noun

defensive design (usually uncountable, plural defensive designs)

  1. (usually) The practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project so as to make the misuse of the software impossible, or to minimise the negative consequences.

Forms of defensive design

pluraldefensive designs

Questions about defensive design

What does defensive design mean?
Defensive design means the practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project so as to make the misuse of the software impossible, or to minimise the negative consequences.
What part of speech is defensive design?
Defensive design is a noun.
What is the plural of defensive design?
The plural of defensive design is defensive designs.

Words near defensive design in the dictionary

  1. defensive back
  2. defensive backs
  3. defensive copies
  4. defensive copy
  5. defensive copying
  6. defensive design
  7. defensive designs
  8. defensive end
  9. defensive field
  10. defensive fields
  11. defensive halfback

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