dev

n. a person who writes computer software or apps.

n. a clipping of 'developer', referring to a software engineer or programmer.

“The lead dev is working on a fix for the login bug.”

“The senior dev suggested refactoring the legacy code to improve the application's overall performance and maintainability.”

Informal · Technical

n. the work of creating or improving software.

n. a clipping of 'development', referring to the process or environment of building software.

“This feature is still in dev and won't be ready until next month.”

“The project was stuck in dev for six months due to shifting requirements and a lack of clear documentation.”

Informal · Technical

n. a piece of computer equipment or a specific part of a system.

n. a clipping of 'device', frequently appearing in Unix-like operating systems to represent hardware files.

“You can find the connected printer in the dev folder of the system.”

“The administrator checked the dev directory to ensure the new storage volume was correctly recognised by the kernel.”

Technical