functionalism
noun/ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/
/ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/
[uncountable] (specialist)- the idea or belief that the most important thing about the style or design of a building or object is how it is going to be used, not how it will look
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