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Example one.

Example two.

Example three.

When a user is allowed to add/remove additional fields (or field groups) within a form, what is this interface paradigm called?

EDIT: in the example screenshots, each "row" of field(s) can be added/removed by the user, building up a list of "things".

There's a separate question about this type of input paradigm (Allowing the user to add input fields). It's asking about design/workflow, but not the name of the pattern. However, all/most of the screen examples on that question are relevant examples for my question

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  • why? what on earth is the use case?
    – colmcq
    Nov 12, 2018 at 11:17
  • @colmcq I've edited my question to add a little more information. Also have a look at the screen examples in this comment on another thread ux.stackexchange.com/a/92892/120623 I'm not asking if one "should" use this paradigm. I'm simply asking if it has a common name
    – Andy Ford
    Nov 12, 2018 at 12:56
  • are you really just allowing the user to 'add object'? That's what it feels like.
    – colmcq
    Nov 12, 2018 at 13:14
  • @colmcq I don't see why you're having such an issue with his question.
    – Big_Chair
    Nov 12, 2018 at 14:09
  • @big_chair As I see it: OP is asking the name of the pattern for when you add an object to a table of objects. That's how I see this.
    – colmcq
    Nov 12, 2018 at 15:10

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I think the closest that you'll come to an exact name for this is either

Dynamic or Expandable Forms

Found these references for that:

Another pattern for Dynamic/Expanding forms?

dynamic form design

UI Patterns: expandable input (this one is only weakly connected to our case here but it still conveys a similar thought)

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  • I see the first two as good examples; the last one....not sure at all
    – colmcq
    Nov 12, 2018 at 15:17
  • Thanks for the input! (see what I did there?) As names/labels alone, I think these all feel very general in a not entirely wrong kind of way. I was hoping for something a little more specific/descriptive, but I think this is headed in the right direction.
    – Andy Ford
    Nov 13, 2018 at 15:21

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