facade

Meaning

Noun

• The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
• The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
• A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
• An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.

Origin

• From French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia, from Latin faciēs ("face"); compare face.