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separation of concerns

solution approach where the problem is broken down into parts that can be solved independently of each other, by separating the what from the how
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Summary

separation of concerns is a programming principle[1]. It draws 246 Wikipedia views per month (programming_principle category, ranking #4 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • separation of concerns's instance of is recorded as programming principle[3].
  • separation of concerns's instance of is recorded as programming paradigm[4].
  • separation of concerns is a type of programming paradigm[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include programming principle[3] and programming paradigm[4]. separation of concerns is a type of programming paradigm[5].

Why It Matters

separation of concerns draws 246 Wikipedia views per month (programming_principle category, ranking #4 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'pt', '
    Subclass of → programming paradigm
    Instance of → programming principle, programming paradigm
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  2. 13w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → programming principle, programming paradigm
    Subclass of → programming paradigm
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