Tech teams
Software development
60 English words for this topic, with their IPA. Tap one to hear it and record yourself.
- commit/kəˈmɪt/
- merge/mɝd͡ʒ/
- build/bɪld/
- error message/ɛəɹ ˈmɛs.ɪdʒ/
- log/lɔɡ/
- script/skɹəpt/
- production/pɹəˈdʌkʃən/
- test suite/tɛst swiːt/
- code review/koʊd ɹɪˈvju/
- feature branch/ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ bɹænt͡ʃ/
- staging/ˈsteɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
- hotfix/ˈhɑːt.fɪks/
- rollback/ˈɹoʊlˌbæk/
- unit test/ˈjuː.nɪt tɛst/
- release notes/ɹəˈliːs noʊts/
- incident/ˈɪnsɪdənt/
- outage/ˈaʊ.tɪd͡ʒ/
- alert/əˈlɝt/
- monitoring/ˈmɑnɪtɚɪŋ/
- on-call/ɑn kɔl/
- refactor/ˌɹiˈfæktɚ/
- merge conflict/mɝd͡ʒ ˈkɑn.flɪkt/
- endpoint/ˈɛndˌpɔɪnt/
- authentication/ɑˌθɛntɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- authorization/ˌɔθəɹəˈzeɪʃən/
- payload/ˈpeɪloʊd/
- query/ˈkwɪɹ.i/
- cache/kæʃ/
- encryption/ɪnˈkɹɪpʃən/
- timeout/ˈtaɪm.aʊt/
- container/kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/
- microservice/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌsɝvɪs/
- load balancer/loʊd ˈbæ.lən.sɚ/
- visibility/ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
- schema/ˈskimə/
- migration/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
- concurrency/kəŋˈkʌɹənsi/
- environment variable/ɪnˈvaɪ.ɚn.mənt [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩]/
- webhook/ˈwɛb.hʊk/
- feature flag/ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ ɡ/
- repeatable/ɹɪˈpitəbəl/
- timing bug/ˈtaɪmɪŋ bɐɡ/
- memory leak/ˈmɪm.ə.ɹi liːk/
- regression/ɹiːˈɡɹɛʃ.ən/
- error trace/ɛəɹ tɹeɪs/
- rate limit/ɹeɪt ˈlɪm.ɪt/
- retry logic/riˈtɹaɪ ˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪk/
- canary release/kəˈnɛəɹi ɹəˈliːs/
- backup system/ˈbækˌʌp ˈsɪstəm/
- data partition/ˈdeɪtə pɑɹˈtɪ.ʃən/
- service level agreement/ˈsɝ.vɪs ˈlɛvəl əˈɡɹiːmənt/
- uptime/ˈʌpˌtaɪm/
- penetration test/pɛ.nəˈtɹeɪ.ʃən tɛst/
- vulnerability/ˌvʌln(ə)ɹəˈbɪləti/
- code coverage/koʊd ˈkɐv.(ə.)ɹɪdʒ/
- style check/staɪl t͡ʃɛk/
- repeated code/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd koʊd/
- abstraction/æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/
- backward compatibility/ˈbækwɜɹd kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
- deprecation/ˌdɛpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
Phrases to practice
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- I read the error message in the log file.
- After the code review, we merge the feature branch.
- The hotfix passed every unit test in staging.
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