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Fix

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/fɪks/verbCore term

In software engineering, fix means: To change code so that a problem no longer happens. As a noun, 'a fix' is the change that solves the problem.

In Turkish: düzeltmek, gidermek, onarmak

How it is used

Used constantly in stand-ups, commit messages and tickets: 'I fixed the login issue', 'Fix typo in README'. The noun is just as common: 'push a fix', 'a quick fix', 'the fix is in review'.

Example sentences

  1. I fixed the timeout issue yesterday, but it still needs a review.

  2. The fix is small: we were comparing dates in two different time zones.

Common collocations

  • fix a bug
  • fix an issue
  • a quick fix
  • push a fix
  • bug fix
  • bugA mistake in a program that makes it behave in a way nobody intended, such as showing wrong results, freezing or closing suddenly.
  • hotfixAn urgent fix for a serious problem in production, released quickly outside the normal release schedule.
  • workaroundA temporary way to avoid a problem without really fixing it, so that work can continue until a proper solution is ready.
  • root causeThe deepest, original reason a problem happened, as opposed to the symptoms that people noticed first.
  • commitA saved snapshot of changes in a repository, with a short message that explains what was changed and why. Also used as a verb: to commit your changes.

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