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

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

Screenshot from Google’s ChromeOS dev page The change hasn’t rolled out everywhere just yet.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

Tabs support is currently hidden within Windows 11 dev builds, and Microsoft said last month that it would start testing experimental features in Windows 11 that might never ship.

From The Verge • Mar. 30, 2022

Demons: Demonsland.—The words used are deo or dev and deostân; here the deo is a malicious spirit by nature.

From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie