Pipeline

Definitions

1. A series of automated steps that process data or code sequentially. In CI/CD, a pipeline builds, tests, and deploys code. In data engineering, a pipeline extracts, transforms, and loads data (ETL). The word is used so broadly it is almost meaningless without context.

   In plain English: An automated assembly line for code or data — each step does one thing and passes the result to the next step, from start to finish.

   Example: "The deployment pipeline runs linting, unit tests, integration tests, staging deploy, and production deploy — all triggered by a single git push."

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• Travis CI
• Release Automation
• Semantic Release
• Automated Deployment
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