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bundle ID

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, bundle ID means: A unique identifier for an app, usually written in reverse domain style such as com.company.appname, which the system and the store use to recognize it.

In Turkish: paket kimliği, bundle ID, paket adı

How it is used

The iOS term; Android calls it the application ID or package name. It is set at the start of a project and cannot be changed once the app is published, so teams choose it carefully. Test and production versions often use separate IDs.

Example sentences

  1. Use a different bundle ID for the staging app so testers can install both versions.

  2. The push certificate was created for the wrong bundle ID.

Common collocations

  • bundle ID
  • package name
  • application ID
  • register a bundle ID
  • provisioning profileAn Apple file that connects an app ID, signing certificates and, for testing, specific devices, so that a signed iOS app is allowed to run or be distributed.
  • code signingAdding a digital signature to an app with a certificate, which proves who made it and shows that it has not been changed since it was built.
  • version numberThe number that identifies a release of an app for users, such as 3.2.1, shown in the store and usually in the app's settings.

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