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build

 
 
/bɪld/ noun [C]

Definition

IT a computer program that is being developed: Developers are testing the latest build for errors.
PROPERTY a building that is being built or that has recently been built: To say that we can get every build in the biggest school building project right first time is not realistic. Prices for new builds fell 3%.
(Definition of build noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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