Issue Triage

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. The process of reviewing incoming issues to decide whether they are bugs, support questions, feature requests, duplicates, or invalid reports, and to prioritize them accordingly. In open source, issue triage is one of the main gates between user noise and actionable maintenance.

    In plain English: Sorting and prioritizing incoming issues so the project knows what needs attention.

    Example: "The issue triage rotation kept the backlog healthy by closing duplicates quickly and escalating the real regressions."

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