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Also known as façade pattern

software design pattern that provides a simplified interface

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The facade pattern (also spelled façade) is a software design pattern commonly used in object-oriented programming. Analogous to a façade in architecture, it is an object that serves as a front-facing interface masking more complex underlying or structural code. A facade can:

improve the readability and usability of a software library by masking interaction with more complex components behind a single (and often simplified) application programming interface (API)

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