What does "model-first" mean?

Of a software development approach, where a conceptual data model is created first, and then the database schema and corresponding code are generated from that model.

Model-first

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Of a software development approach, where a conceptual data model is created first, and then the database schema and corresponding code are generated from that model. not-comparable

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