canary release

noun

A deployment strategy performed in order to reduce the risk of introducing a new software version in production by slowly rolling out the change to a small subset of users.

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Meanings

nouncanary release (countable and uncountable, plural canary releases)

plural canary releases

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA deployment strategy performed in order to reduce the risk of introducing a new software version in production by slowly rolling out the change to a small subset of users.
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APA

canary release. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canary%20release

MLA

“canary release.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canary%20release. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canary release,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canary%20release.

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