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Staged rollout

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, staged rollout means: Releasing an update to a small percentage of users first and increasing it step by step, so problems can be found before everyone gets the new version.

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How it is used

Google Play's term: you start a staged rollout at, for example, 5%, then increase, halt or complete it. Apple offers a similar 'phased release' that spreads automatic updates over seven days. Teams watch crash rates closely during a rollout.

Example sentences

  1. We paused the staged rollout at 10% because crashes doubled on Android 13.

  2. If the numbers look good tomorrow, increase the staged rollout to 50%.

Common collocations

  • start a staged rollout
  • halt the rollout
  • increase the rollout
  • phased release
  • 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.
  • crash-free rateThe percentage of users or sessions that did not experience a crash in a given period; a key measure of an app's stability.
  • beta testingTesting a nearly finished version of an app with a group of real users before the public release, to find bugs and collect feedback.

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