délaboration

Délaboration is a French noun that denotes the act or process of elaborating something: developing, refining, and detailing an idea, plan, document, or product. It is closely related to the more common term élaboration and is used in formal, administrative, and technical contexts to emphasize moving from concept to a thoroughly developed result.

The term typically implies systematic work, including analysis, consultation, and drafting. Activities associated with délaboration may involve specifying objectives, defining requirements, comparing options, assessing constraints, and producing formal outputs such as plans, specifications, or regulatory texts. The exact sense varies by domain, and in many cases élaboration is the preferred term, with délaboration appearing in registers that seek to stress completeness or the regulatory, procedural aspect of development.

Common applications include the délaboration of strategic plans, public policies, regulatory frameworks, project briefs, or technical dossiers. In urban planning and public administration, délaboration denotes the phase in which initial concepts are translated into concrete proposals and guidelines after stakeholder input. In industry and engineering, it concerns the development of product specifications, manufacturing processes, and quality criteria.

See also: élaboration; planning; policy development; project management; technical documentation.