story point

noun

In agile software development, a relative unit of measure denoting the amount of effort required to complete a task or user story.

“Since this was a fairly easy task, I assigned it only 1 story point, but I gave the main form UI 5.”

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Meanings

nounstory point (plural story points)

plural story points

  1. computingIn agile software development, a relative unit of measure denoting the amount of effort required to complete a task or user story.

    Since this was a fairly easy task, I assigned it only 1 story point, but I gave the main form UI 5.

Origin

From its derivation from user stories.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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