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DevOps

Syllables: Dev·Ops

DevOps noun: a software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.

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Noun

DevOps (uncountable)

  1. A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.
    • DevOps is a popular term in the IT world at the moment. There are many different opinions as to what DevOps actually is. In simple terms, DevOps is the mix of development and operations. It is essentially creating a sort of "hybrid programmer"[…]2018, Alex Braunton, Hands-On DevOps with Vagrant: Implement end-to-end DevOps and infrastructure management using Vagrant, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11

Origin of DevOps

Blend of dev(elopment) + op(eration)s.

Words formed from DevOps

Questions about DevOps

What does DevOps mean?
DevOps means a software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.
What part of speech is DevOps?
DevOps is a noun.

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