Build Step

Definitions

1. An individual action within a build process, such as installing dependencies, compiling code, running tests, or copying artifacts. Small, well-defined build steps make failures easier to diagnose and pipeline changes safer to review.

   In plain English: One individual action in the software build process.

   Example: "They split the monolithic shell job into separate build steps so cache misses, test failures, and packaging issues were easier to pinpoint."

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