build
- noun
- /bɪld/
- Specialized
- Hold it in your hands, check the build quality.
- build and test
And later that month, in December, the final build of Cyanogen OS is released.
- And later that month, in December, the final build of Cyanogen OS is released.
Examples
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And later that month, in December, the final build of Cyanogen OS is released.
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Disk drives are multicomponent products in which product build variations directly affect quality.
Academic text (1996) -
But the build is most critical.
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This whole set, the whole of St Thomas is actually a studio build.
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The Sinterstation 2000's build space is a 12-inch-diameter cylinder 15 inches high.
Academic text (1995) -
"Using the ACES (Accurate Clear Epoxy Solid) build style, we get a higher yield," he said.
Academic text (1995) -
The software used was PLS-Graph Version 03.00 Build 1126 (Chin, 2001).
Academic text (2007) -
The developers tested the new features in the latest build before the official launch.
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He downloaded the beta build of the software to test its performance.
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An earlier build of the application had many bugs that were fixed in the current version.
Synonyms
A program that is fully prepared to be loaded and run on a computer
Idioms
To dig a deep, wide ditch around a building and fill it with water to protect it
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
- Informal
Make or improve something while people already use it, fixing problems as you go
Compounds
How Stable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Build comes from old German words that mean 'to make' and is like German bauen and Dutch bouwen. In computers, a software build is just a 'made' version of the program, so the name shows it is a particular thing that was put together.