What does “monolithic” mean?

Question

I\'ve seen it in the context of classes. I suspect it means that the class could use being broken down into logical subunits, but I can\'t find a good definition. Could you give

Answer 1

If you look up the etymology of the word you'll see it comes from the Greek monos (single) and lithos (stone). In the context of software as you mention it, it describes a single-tiered application in which the code for the user interface and the data access are combined into a single program from a single platform.