A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or process.
Another definition of design is planning to manufacture an object, system, component or structure. Thus the word 'design' can be used as a noun or a verb. In a broader sense, design is an applied art and engineering that integrates with technology.
The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan (such as in craftwork, some engineering, coding, & graphic design) may also be a design activity.