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    dev
    noun
    a software developer.
  • dev.
    dev.
    abbreviation
    development.

dev

1 American  
[dev] / dɛv /

noun

  1. a software developer.

    a game dev;

    a web dev.

adjective

  1. software development.

    The programmers and animators on the dev team worked late into the night.
dev. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. development.

  2. deviation.

Etymology

Origin of dev

By shortening

Example Sentences

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As an example, Neumann says their dev team has recently been working on a proof of concept for a generative A.I. resource to help new players learn to play Magic.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

In October, another user added: "I'm a software dev and I'll work for free. Please bring back Millsberry. The people will pay good money."

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2022

Microsoft has also created a portal for developers to organize dev boxes, which makes it ideal for managing legacy apps or older versions of apps for certain customers.

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2022

Deeply sorry if what I said offended any game dev.

From The Verge • Jul. 18, 2022

In one place he is called Adeva, the "enemy of the gods," an epithet exactly equivalent to the Persian dev.

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John

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