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Go live

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

phraseCore term

In software engineering, go live means: To become available to real users for the first time, for example when a new system, feature or website is launched in production.

In Turkish: canlıya çıkmak, yayına girmek, kullanıma açılmak

How it is used

Used as a verb ('the new app goes live on Monday') and, with a hyphen, as a noun or adjective ('the go-live date', 'a go-live checklist'). Very common in project plans and status updates. Similar to 'launch'.

Example sentences

  1. The new payment system goes live next Tuesday at 6 a.m.

  2. We moved the go-live date because the security review isn't finished.

Common collocations

  • go-live date
  • go live in production
  • go-live checklist
  • before we go live
  • productionThe live environment where real users use the software, as opposed to development or test environments.
  • 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.
  • shipTo release a product or feature so that real users can use it. The word is borrowed from the idea of sending goods to customers.

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