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Roll out

Meaning in cloud computing & devops, with examples

/ˌroʊl ˈaʊt/phrasal verbCore term

In cloud computing & devops, roll out means: To release a new version, feature or change to users or servers, often step by step over a period of time rather than all at once.

In Turkish: yaygınlaştırmak, kademeli olarak yayına almak, dağıtmak

How it is used

Very common in release talk: 'roll out to 10 percent of users', 'roll out gradually'. The noun is one word, 'rollout': 'a staged rollout'. In Kubernetes, 'kubectl rollout' commands manage updates.

Example sentences

  1. We'll roll out the new search to Turkey first and then to the other markets.

  2. The security patch was rolled out to all nodes overnight.

Common collocations

  • roll out gradually
  • staged rollout
  • roll out a feature
  • roll out a patch
  • deployTo put a new version of an application or service onto servers so that it starts running there, for example in a test environment or for real users.
  • canary releaseReleasing a new version to a small share of users or servers first, watching its metrics, and only then rolling it out to everyone.
  • feature flagA setting that turns a feature on or off without deploying new code, so it can be shown to some users, tested in production or switched off quickly.
  • rollbackReturning a system to an earlier, working version after a new change causes problems.

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