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facade
UK /fəˈsɑːd/ US /fəˈsɑːd/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
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 organ.
3
A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
4
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.
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