Environment Glossary

Browse 3 environment terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Environment Terms

Configuration Variable
A named setting that controls application or tool behavior and can often be changed without modifying source code. Configuration variables are frequently...
Local Development
The practice of running, building, and testing an application on a developer's own machine rather than in a remote or cloud environment. Typically involves...
Shell Variable
A named value stored within the shell session, local to that shell process unless explicitly exported (at which point it becomes an environment variable...

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