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Build

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/bɪld/nounCore term

In software engineering, build means: The process of turning source code into a program or package that can run, or the result of that process. Also a verb: to build the project.

In Turkish: derleme, derleme çıktısı, sürüm paketi

How it is used

In CI, 'the build' compiles the code and runs the tests on every push. People say 'the build is green' or 'red', 'the build is broken', 'Who broke the build?' and 'a new build is ready for testing'.

Example sentences

  1. The build is red again. Somebody pushed a failing test.

  2. QA is testing the Android build from this morning.

  3. It takes about twelve minutes to build the whole project.

Common collocations

  • the build is broken
  • break the build
  • build pipeline
  • nightly build
  • a new build
  • compileTo turn source code written by people into code that a computer can run, using a program called a compiler.
  • CI/CDShort for continuous integration and continuous delivery (or deployment): automatically building and testing every change, then releasing it quickly and safely.
  • deployTo put a new version of software onto servers or devices so that it starts running there, for example in a test environment or for real users.
  • releaseA version of a product that is made available to users, or the act of making it available. Also a verb: to release a new version.
  • dependencyA library, service or other piece of software that your code needs in order to work, so a change or failure in it can affect your project.

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