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A push to main automatically starts the CI/CD pipeline. The push ___ the pipeline.
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Trigger a pipeline is the standard collocation for causing it to start automatically.
- trigger / run a pipeline — start it (run is also fine)
- You can also say a commit triggers a build
"Provoke" sounds emotional and "launches off" is not idiomatic. Example:
"Every PR triggers the test pipeline."
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The build passed staging checks, so the team moves it forward to the next stage. They ___ the build.
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Promote a build means moving an artifact from one environment/stage to the next (e.g., staging to production).
- promote a build / an artifact / a release
- Common in promotion-based pipelines where the same artifact is reused, not rebuilt
"Upgrade" and "elevate" don't fit this pipeline sense. Example:
"Once QA signs off, we promote the build to prod."
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To prevent a risky deploy from going out automatically, the team adds a manual approval that ___ the deploy.
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Gate a deploy means adding a checkpoint (approval, test, or policy) that must pass before it proceeds.
- gate a deploy / a release — put a quality or approval gate on it
- Noun form: a deployment gate or quality gate
Example:
"Production deploys are gated on a manual approval from a lead."
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Everything is green and approved. The engineer says: "Great, let's ___." Which verb means to release it to users?
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Ship is the everyday verb for releasing software to users.
- ship a feature / a release / it — release/deliver it
- Very common in startup culture: "ship fast"
"Send it off" and "post it" are not the standard collocations. Example:
"Tests pass, approvals are in — ship it."
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The release manager prepares a new versioned release from the main branch. They ___ a release.
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Cut a release means creating a new release (tagging a version, freezing the code, building artifacts).
- cut a release / a build / a branch
- It evokes "cutting" a fixed snapshot from ongoing work
"Slice", "carve", and "snip" are not used here. Example:
"We cut a release every two weeks on Thursday."