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model-first

model-first adjective: of a software development approach, where a conceptual data model is created first, and then the database schema and corresponding code are generated from that model.

Adjective

model-first (not comparable)

  1. Of a software development approach, where a conceptual data model is created first, and then the database schema and corresponding code are generated from that model.

Questions about model-first

What does model-first mean?
Model-first means of a software development approach, where a conceptual data model is created first, and then the database schema and corresponding code are generated from that model.
What part of speech is model-first?
Model-first is an adjective.

Words near model-first in the dictionary

  1. model-countries
  2. model-country
  3. model-driven architecture
  4. model-driven architectures
  5. model-driven testing
  6. model-first
  7. model-view-controller
  8. model-view-controllers
  9. model-view-presenter
  10. model-view-presenters
  11. modelable

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