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YAML

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈjæməl/nounCore term

In software engineering, YAML means: A human-readable text format for configuration files that uses indentation and simple 'key: value' lines. Most DevOps tools are configured with it.

In Turkish: YAML, YAML yapılandırma dosyası

How it is used

Pronounced 'YAM-ul'. Used for Kubernetes manifests, GitHub Actions and GitLab CI pipelines, Ansible playbooks and Docker Compose files. Indentation must use spaces, never tabs, and one wrong space can break a file.

Example sentences

  1. The pipeline failed because of a single wrong indent in the YAML file.

  2. Run a linter on your YAML before you push it.

Common collocations

  • YAML file
  • YAML manifest
  • YAML syntax
  • edit the YAML
  • KubernetesAn open-source system that runs and manages containers across many machines: it starts them, restarts failed ones, spreads traffic and scales them up or down.
  • configuration managementUsing tools to keep the software, settings and files on many servers in a known, consistent state, instead of changing each server by hand.
  • pipelineAn automated series of steps, such as building, testing and deploying, that runs every time code changes and stops if one step fails.
  • infrastructure as codeManaging servers, networks and other cloud resources by writing configuration files that tools read and apply, instead of clicking through a console by hand.

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