DevOps Glossary

Discover and learn all DevOps terms starting with C here.

  • Continuous Integration

    Frequent merges to a shared branch with automated builds and tests to detect integration problems early.

    CI/CD

  • Continuous Delivery

    Continuous Delivery automates testing and release readiness for each code change, enabling frequent, reliable deployments with minimal manual effort.

    CI/CD

  • CI/CD Pipeline

    A CI/CD pipeline is an automated workflow that builds, tests, and deploys code changes through repeatable checks before release.

    CI/CD

  • Circuit Breaker

    Circuit Breaker is a pattern that pauses calls to failing services to reduce cascading failures during outages.

    Reliability

  • Cloud

    Internet-based servers and managed services that run apps and store data for you, so you don鈥檛 need to own and maintain the hardware.

    Cloud Computing

  • Container

    A portable app package with its dependencies and settings so it runs the same way on any machine or environment.

    Container Orchestration

  • Container Registry

    A service that stores and versions container images so teams can push, pull, and run the same app reliably across environments.

  • Custom Resource Definition (CRD)

    A Kubernetes API extension that lets you define new resource types so you can manage your own custom components like built-in Kubernetes objects.

    Container Orchestration

  • Chaos Engineering

    Deliberately and safely breaking parts of a system to see what happens, then fixing weak spots so it stays reliable under stress.

    Reliability