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IDE

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˌaɪ diː ˈiː/abbreviationCommon term

In software engineering, IDE means: Short for integrated development environment: an application for writing code that brings together an editor, a debugger, search and other tools in one place.

In Turkish: tümleşik geliştirme ortamı, entegre geliştirme ortamı

How it is used

Developers compare and configure IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio or Xcode. You hear 'My IDE flags this as an error', 'IDE plugin' and 'IDE settings'.

Example sentences

  1. My IDE shows a warning here, but the code compiles fine.

  2. Which IDE do you use for Android development?

Common collocations

  • use an IDE
  • IDE plugin
  • IDE settings
  • open the project in the IDE
  • compileTo turn source code written by people into code that a computer can run, using a program called a compiler.
  • breakpointA marker you put on a line of code so that the program pauses there while it runs, letting you inspect variables and step through the code.
  • linterA tool that scans code without running it and warns about style problems, suspicious patterns and simple mistakes, such as unused variables.
  • debugTo search for the cause of a problem in a program and remove it, often by running the code step by step and checking values.

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