"SOLID" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɑlɪd/ [General-American], /ˈsɒlɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-solid.ogg [US]
enPR: sŏl'ĭd [General-American] Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒlɪd Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} SOLID (uncountable)
  1. (software engineering, object-oriented programming) Acronym of single responsibility, open-closed, Liskov substitution, interface segregation and dependency inversion, a set of design principles promoting maintainability and extensibility. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: single responsibility (extra: a set of design principles promoting maintainability and extensibility), open-closed (extra: a set of design principles promoting maintainability and extensibility), Liskov substitution (extra: a set of design principles promoting maintainability and extensibility), interface segregation and dependency inversion (extra: a set of design principles promoting maintainability and extensibility)
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