integrated development environment

American

[in-ti-grey-tid di-vel-uhp-muhnt en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, en-vahy-ern-muhnt] / ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪ tɪd dɪˈvɛl əp mənt ɛnˌvaɪ rən mənt, ɛnˌvaɪ ərn mənt /

noun

software for programmers that consolidates coding, compiling, diagnostic, and debugging tools in a single interface. IDE

Etymology

Origin of integrated development environment

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Microsoft wants Windows developers to write Windows 8-specific, Metro-style, touch-friendly applications, and to make sure that they crank these apps out, the company has decided that Visual Studio 11 Express, the free-to-use version of its integrated development environment, can produce nothing else.

From The Guardian

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