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SDK

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˌes diː ˈkeɪ/abbreviationCommon term

In software engineering, SDK means: Short for software development kit: a package of libraries, tools and documentation that helps developers build on a platform or use a service.

In Turkish: yazılım geliştirme kiti

How it is used

Companies publish SDKs for their APIs in several languages, and platforms such as Android and iOS have their own SDKs. You install, integrate and upgrade an SDK.

Example sentences

  1. Instead of calling their API directly, we use their official Python SDK.

  2. The analytics SDK added 3 MB to the app size.

Common collocations

  • install an SDK
  • official SDK
  • mobile SDK
  • upgrade the SDK
  • integrate an SDK
  • APIShort for application programming interface: a set of rules that lets one program ask another program for data or actions in a fixed, documented way.
  • 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.
  • third-partyMade or provided by an outside company or developer, not by your own team, such as a payment service, library or analytics tool.
  • documentationWritten material that explains how software works and how to use, set up or change it, such as guides, API references and README files.

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