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A façade (sometimes just facade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning " frontage " or " face".In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building. Many façades are historic, and local zoning regulations or other codes greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration.
On a movie set, many of the buildings are only façades, which is far cheaper than actual buildings, and not subject to building codes. These are simply held up with supports from behind, and sometimes have boxes for actors and actresses to step in an out of from the front if necessary for a scene.
"Façade" is sometimes used as a figure of speech as well, to describe the "face" that people show other people. An example of this might be a person who seems very professional and organised on the outside, but is really feeling very disorganised and stressed on the inside.
In computer programmingComputer programming (often simply programming is the craft of implementing one or more interrelated abstract algorithms using a particular programming language to produce a concrete computer program. Programming has elements of art, science, mathematics, design, the facade patternIn computer programming, a facade is an object that provides a simplified interface to a larger body of code, such as a class library. A facade can: make a software library easier to use and understand, since the facade has convenient methods for common t is a structural patternStructural Design Patterns are Design Patterns that ease the design by identifying a simple way to realize relationships between entities. Examples of Structural Patterns include: Adapter pattern Bridge pattern Composite pattern Container pattern Decorato used to provide a simpler face to make use of a collection of poorly-designed or complex APIs.
Façade is a piece of music by William WaltonSir William Turner Walton ( March 29, 1902 March 8, 1983) was a British composer influenced by the works of Stravinsky, Sibelius and the jazz genre. Walton was born in Oldham in Lancashire and after singing as a choirboy at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxfo with texts by Edith SitwellEdith Sitwell ( September 7 1887 December 9 1964) was a British poet and critic. Edith Sitwell was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, of aristocratic but eccentric parentage of Lord George Sitwell and ex-socialite Lady Ida Sitwell of Renishaw Hall. She would.
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