scaffolding
n. uncountablen. a basic structure that helps you start a project quickly. In building, it is the metal frame workers stand on; in software, it is the initial code that a tool creates for you.
n. a temporary framework used to support a structure or provide a base for development. In a technical context, it refers to the automated generation of boilerplate code to expedite the creation of a software application.
The developer used a tool to generate the database scaffolding.
By using a scaffolding command, the team created the entire folder structure and basic routing for the new web application in seconds.
While the generated scaffolding provides a functional skeleton for the project, developers must eventually replace these generic components with custom logic to meet specific business requirements.
Inherited from Middle English scaffaldyng, skaffaldyng, equivalent to scaffold + -ing.
From scaffold + -ing.