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Feature of building computer programs, we hear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apse

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'feature' is the definition.
(I have seen 'architectural feature' mean 'apse' so perhaps 'feature' could also mean 'apse')

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(Other definitions for apse that I've seen before include "place in church" , "In sacred space" , "Recess at eastern end of a church" , "Niche in church" , "Part of a church with the altar" .)

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