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facade

noun
/fəˈsɑːd/

Etymology

Borrowed from French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”); compare face.

  1. derived from faciēs
  2. derived from facciata
  3. borrowed from façade

Definitions

  1. The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.

    • In Egypt the façades of their rock-cut tombs were[…]ornamented so simply and unobtrusively as rather to belie than to announce their internal magnificence.
    • Like so many of the finest churches, [the cathedral of Siena] was furnished with a plain substantial front wall, intended to serve as the backing and support of an ornamental façade.

  2. The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an…

    The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.

  3. A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade…

      An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

      • Facades are widely used for tasks like simplifying complex APIs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for facade. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA