DevOps

Dev·Ops
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noun

A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.

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Meanings

nounDevOps (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.

    DevOps is a popular term in the IT world at the moment. There are many different opinions as to what DevOps actually is. In simple terms, DevOps is the mix of development and operations. It is essentially creating a sort of "hybrid programmer"[…]

    2018, Alex Braunton, Hands-On DevOps with Vagrant: Implement end-to-end DevOps and infrastructure management using Vagrant, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11

Origin

Blend of dev(elopment) + op(eration)s.

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APA

DevOps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DevOps

MLA

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Chicago

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