waterfall development

American  

[waw-ter-fawl di-vel-uhp-muhnt, wot-ter‐] / ˈwɔ tərˌfɔl dɪˌvɛl əp mənt, ˈwɒt tər‐ /

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a philosophy of linear software development that includes sequential stages, from conception and design through testing and implementation, resulting in one finalized version of the product.

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Etymology

Origin of waterfall development

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The Waterfall development will comprise 124 homes ranging in price from $200,000 to $2 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Einstein’s rule is my definition of waterfall development,” Baker quipped, referring of course to the familiar quotation “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

From Forbes

He characterizes traditional IT as working with known vendors, doing waterfall development, focusing on risk-averse governance.

From Forbes

In the past both hardware and software were engineered using Waterfall development, a process that moves through new product development one-step-at-a-time.

From Forbes

Agile Development: Continuous Delivery And Deployment In contrast to Waterfall development, Agile Development delivers incremental and iterative changes on an ongoing basis.

From Forbes