Software design is the process of planning the structure and interfaces of a software program to ensure it functions properly and meets requirements. It includes architectural design to break the program into components and detailed design to break components into classes and interfaces. Software design patterns provide reusable solutions to common problems in design. The most important patterns include adapter, factory method, state, builder, strategy, observer, and singleton. The software design process involves research, prototyping, development, testing, and maintenance.
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