dev
n. countablen. a person who writes computer code or builds software. It is a shorter, more casual way to say 'developer'.
n. a software developer or engineer responsible for writing and maintaining computer code. Informal in register; frequently used within the technology industry and online communities.
The lead dev is working on a fix for the bug.
Our company is looking to hire a senior dev with experience in mobile apps.
While the marketing team focused on the launch event, the devs spent the weekend refactoring the legacy codebase to ensure the servers could handle the expected traffic spike.
From Hindi देव (dev).
Clipping of Devonshire.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Commonly used as a prefix in compound nouns like 'dev team' or 'dev environment'.
Last updated May 2, 2026