monorepo

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noun

A monolithic repository, where core code and its dependencies are included in the same repository.

Opposite
multirepo
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Meanings

nounmonorepo (plural monorepos)

plural monorepos

  1. computingA monolithic repository, where core code and its dependencies are included in the same repository.

    As with central deployments, we can look into two different scenarios here too: either using a monorepo as a code base or starting with individual repositories to have dedicated pipelines.

    2021, Florian Rappl, The Art of Micro Frontends, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 40

    Antonyms: multirepo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA monolithic repository, where core code and its dependencies are included in the same repository.

Opposite
multirepo

Origin

From mono- + repo or a blend of monolithic + repo.

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APA

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

MLA

“monorepo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorepo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monorepo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monorepo.

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