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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstructure plate
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /stʁyktyʁ plat/
"L'entreprise privilégie une structure plate pour favoriser l'autonomie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An organizational structure with few or no levels of middle management between staff and executives.
"The startup operates with a flat structure to encourage open communication and rapid decision-making." - 2
A hierarchical system or data architecture characterized by a lack of deep nesting or intermediary tiers.
"The database uses a flat structure to simplify queries and reduce retrieval time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of Middle English 'flat' (from Old Norse 'flatr') and 'structure' (from Latin 'structura', meaning 'a fitting together, building'). The compound term emerged in late 20th-century linguistic, architectural, and organizational contexts to describe systems with minimal hierarchical layering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flat structure" is said worldwide
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structure plate
Transliteration: /stʁyktyʁ plat/
"L'entreprise privilégie une structure plate pour favoriser l'autonomie."
flache Hierarchie
Transliteration: /ˈflaxə hi̯eʁaʁˈt͡siː/
"Das Unternehmen zeichnet sich durch eine flache Hierarchie aus."
struttura piatta
Transliteration: /strutˈtuːra ˈpjat.ta/
"La startup adotta una struttura piatta per velocizzare le decisioni."
estructura plana
Transliteration: /estɾukˈtuɾa ˈplana/
"Una estructura plana permite una comunicación más directa entre los empleados."
estrutura plana
Transliteration: /is.tɾuˈtu.ɾɐ ˈpla.nɐ/
"A empresa tem uma estrutura plana que elimina gerências intermediárias."
सपाट ढांचा
Transliteration: sapat dhancha
"आधुनिक कंपनियां तेजी से निर्णय लेने के लिए सपाट ढांचा अपना रही हैं।"
扁平化结构
Transliteration: biǎn píng huà jié gòu
"扁平化结构有助于提高团队的沟通效率。"
수평적 조직
Transliteration: supyeongjeok jojik
"우리 회사는 수평적 조직을 유지하여 소통이 원활합니다."
フラット組織
Transliteration: furatto soshiki
"フラット組織により、意思決定のスピードが向上する。"
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