devops
n.n. a way of working in technology that brings software developers and IT operations teams together. It focuses on using automation to build, test, and release software faster and more reliably.
n. a set of practices that combines software development and IT operations. It aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality, primarily through automation and cross-functional collaboration.
Our company is hiring more DevOps engineers this year.
By adopting DevOps practices, the engineering team reduced the time it took to deploy new features from weeks to hours.
The successful implementation of DevOps requires a cultural shift that breaks down silos between development and operations, rather than just the adoption of specific automation tools.
A portmanteau of development and operations. The term was coined by Patrick Debois in 2009 for a series of conferences titled DevOpsDays.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Often used as a modifier before other nouns like 'engineer', 'culture', or 'pipeline'.
Last updated July 22, 2026