MinGW

Definitions

1. A development environment and port of GNU tools for building native Windows applications, commonly expanded as Minimalist GNU for Windows. In cross-platform culture, MinGW has long been part of making GNU-style build workflows work on Windows.

   In plain English: A GNU-based toolchain environment for building native Windows software.

   Example: "They tested the Windows build with MinGW because several downstream users still depended on that toolchain for native packaging and automation."

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