Meaning
The process of moving and executing updated software code onto a target server environment.
Three examples from work
Deployment prep
LeadIs the production deployment scheduled for tonight or tomorrow morning?
DevOpsTonight at 11 PM UTC during our lowest traffic window.
Monitoring
DevThe deployment completed successfully across all four regions.
LeadCheck the latency dashboards to verify performance.
Automation
ArchitectAutomated canary deployments allow us to catch memory leaks early.
DevYes, only five percent of traffic sees the new version initially.
Collocations: 'production deployment', 'zero-downtime deployment', 'trigger a deployment'.