devkit

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noun

A set of development tools that allow the creation of software for a particular platform or framework.

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Meanings

noundevkit (plural devkits)

plural devkits

  1. computingA set of development tools that allow the creation of software for a particular platform or framework.

    A devkit basically contains a set of software tools, and several of them can be installed into a target.

    2007, Frank H. P. Fitzek, Frank Reichert, Mobile Phone Programming and Its Application to Wireless Networks, page 178
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    Sony's devkits are large, to say the least. The Dreamcast, on the other hand, was very much a Microsoft animal and friendlier to code and test.

    2009, Luis Levy, Jeannie Novak, Game Development Essentials: Game QA & Testing

Origin

From dev + kit.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devkit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devkit.

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