ide
n. countablen. a computer program that gives you all the tools you need to write and test software in one place. It usually includes a text editor, tools to build the code, and a way to find mistakes. In computing, IDE is a type of connection used to link older hard drives and CD-ROM drives to a computer's motherboard.
n. a software application providing comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. Typically integrates a source code editor, build automation tools, and a debugger into a single graphical user interface. In computing, Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) refers to a legacy hardware interface standard for connecting storage devices like hard disks and optical drives.
I use a modern IDE to write my Python scripts.
The developer spent the morning configuring her IDE to include custom plugins for better code completion and syntax highlighting.
While lightweight text editors are sufficient for simple scripts, a full-featured IDE is indispensable for managing the complex dependencies and refactoring requirements of large-scale enterprise applications.
Borrowed from French ide, from Scientific Latin idus (species name), from Swedish id.
An acronym for Integrated Development Environment; usually treated as a countable noun.