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Stands for Integrated Development Environment. It is a software program that gives programmers all the tools they need to write and test code in one place.
Abbreviation for Integrated Development Environment. A software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development, typically consisting of a source code editor, build automation tools, and a debugger.
Simple“Most professional programmers use an IDE like Visual Studio to write their software.”
In context“The developer spent the morning configuring his IDE to include custom linting rules and automated deployment scripts for the new project.”
UsageUsually used with the indefinite article 'an' because it is pronounced as individual letters starting with a vowel sound (I-D-E).
Synonymsdevelopment environmenteditor - 02 C2 Proficiency
a silver-coloured freshwater fish found in rivers and lakes in Europe and Asia.
a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, specifically Leuciscus idus, native to northern Europe and Asia.
Simple“The fisherman was surprised to catch a large ide in the local river.”
In context“Ecologists monitored the population of ide in the Baltic Sea tributaries to assess the impact of changing water temperatures on cyprinid migration.”
UsageThe plural can be either 'ide' or 'ides'.
Synonymsorfe
Borrowed from French ide, from Scientific Latin idus (species name), from Swedish id.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.