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Npm

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, npm means: The standard package manager for JavaScript and the online registry it installs packages from, used through commands such as npm install.

In Turkish: npm, paket yöneticisi

How it is used

Said letter by letter and written in lowercase. Developers install, update and publish packages with npm and run project scripts with npm run. Alternatives such as pnpm and Yarn use the same registry.

Example sentences

  1. Run npm install after you pull, because the dependencies have changed.

  2. This package has two million weekly downloads on npm.

Common collocations

  • npm install
  • npm package
  • npm run build
  • publish to npm
  • 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.
  • libraryA collection of ready-made code that other programs can use, so that developers don't have to write common things like date handling or HTTP requests themselves.
  • bundlerA tool that combines many JavaScript, CSS and other files and their dependencies into a few optimized files that browsers can load quickly.
  • JavaScriptThe programming language that runs in every web browser and makes pages interactive; with Node.js it also runs on servers.

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