dev

¹ American  

[dev] / dɛv /

noun

1. a software developer.

   a game dev;

   a web dev.

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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.

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Etymology

Origin of dev

By shortening

Example Sentences

Peter Bell is the founder of Gather.dev, a professional network for chief technology officers, who uses AI agents in place of people for certain roles at his startup.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jama, who lives in Manchester with her partner, Manchester City footballer Ruben Dias, auditioned for cult Channel 4 series Skins when she was 15, getting to the final stage for a role in the show that launched the careers of Daniel Kaluuya and Dev Patel.

From BBC

Kapil Dev, MC Dhoni and Rohit Sharma were the only men to have led India to World Cup glory - three icons of Indian sport who led by aura.

From BBC

"We were not involved in its creation or distribution, and no permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property," said Pokémon spokeswoman Sravanthi Dev.

From BBC

I turned to Alex Salazar, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based AI startup Arcade.dev, for insight.

From The Wall Street Journal