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Programming and Development

noun

verb

noun

  • Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
    • usage: "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
  • A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage. )
    • usage: "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
  • Biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. (
    • usage: "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
  • A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
    • usage: "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development"
  • The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
    • usage: "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
  • A district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
    • usage: "such land is practical for small park developments"
  • A state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess. )
    • usage: "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen"
  • Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible.
    • usage: "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
  • Music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. (.

Normally refers to a) improving a product or producing new types of products; or b) in real estate, process of placing improvements on or to a parcel of land.