Definition
CI/CD
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment — automated pipelines that test, build, and deploy code changes reliably and repeatedly.
CI/CD is a set of practices that automate the process of integrating code changes (CI) and deploying them to production (CD). Continuous Integration means every code change triggers automated tests, ensuring new code doesn't break existing functionality. Continuous Deployment extends this by automatically releasing tested changes to production. Without CI/CD, deployments are manual, error-prone, and stressful. A proper CI/CD pipeline includes automated testing, code quality checks, security scanning, and staged rollouts.
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