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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“Hi, science partner. I’m Eddie’s dad. You can call me Dev. Welcome. Let me know if you need anything, okay?”

From Literature

“Dev is cooking. He always makes enough for an army.”

From Literature

Eddie’s dad—Dev—serves each of us a huge scoop of vegetarian curry over fluffy white rice, and sticks a piece of flatbread called “roti” on the side.

From Literature

“It’s been very hard not to participate in the big tech party,” said Dev Kantesaria, founder of Valley Forge Capital Management.

From The Wall Street Journal