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Sign off

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

phrasal verbCommon term

In software engineering, sign off means: To give formal approval that a document, design or piece of work is acceptable, so that the next step can begin.

In Turkish: onay vermek, resmi olarak onaylamak

How it is used

Used with on in American English (sign off on the design) and often without it in British English (sign off the design). The noun is sign-off: we need sign-off from legal. PMs collect sign-offs before launches and major releases.

Example sentences

  1. Legal signed off on the new privacy text this morning.

  2. We can't start development until the CFO signs off on the pricing.

Common collocations

  • sign off on
  • get sign-off
  • final sign-off
  • sign-off from legal
  • stakeholderAny person or group that is affected by a project or has a say in it, such as customers, managers, other teams, the legal team or support.
  • PRDShort for product requirements document: a document that explains what a feature or product should do, for whom and why, so the whole team works from the same plan.
  • go/no-go decisionA formal decision, usually made in a meeting shortly before launch, about whether a product or release is ready to go ahead or should be delayed.
  • launchThe moment a new product or feature is made available to users, together with the marketing, sales and support activities planned around it.

This word in other fields

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