dev

¹

[ dev ]

noun

1. a software developer:

   a game dev;

   a web dev.

adjective

1. software development:

   The programmers and animators on the dev team worked late into the night.

dev.

²

abbreviation for

1. development.
2. deviation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dev¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Blood Orange Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes has been in the news for the work he looks to be doing in the studio with Lorde for her next album.

From Los Angeles Times

The pair were inspired by the success of similar events in recent weeks for other celebrities including Dev Patel and Paul Mescal.

From BBC

Since then, similar contests have attracted crowds of young people hoping to get a glimpse of someone who vaguely resembles Harry Styles, Dev Patel or Paul Mescal.

From BBC

Jaipreet Hundal had a pretty good weekend when he was crowned the most convincing Dev Patel lookalike in San Francisco.

From BBC

"The best bit was that when I turned up, some people thought I was the real Dev Patel and they were so excited that he had come to the event," he tells the BBC.

From BBC