Glossary Entry: Toolkit

Toolkits are collections of premade tools for working with something. In the case of software design, these are tools that do most of the mundane tasks for the programmer. This allows the programmer to focus on the more important parts of their project.

Unfortunately, toolkits usually have limitations. For example, a toolkit designed to make video games might lack access to specific operating system functions, like the standard dialogs. As a general rule, the more operating systems a toolkit supports, the more limitations it will have.