codehandoff

noun
UK /ˈkəʊdˌhændɒf/
US /ˈkoʊdˌhændɔf/

When one person gives their computer work to another person to finish.

The programmer did a codehandoff to her teammate before going on vacation.

SYNONYMS

transferhandoverpassing onrelay

RELATED WORDS

programmingsoftwareteamworkprojectdeveloper

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The moment when a piece of software is passed from one team to another.

The codehandoff between the two companies went smoothly.

3. A meeting where developers explain their work to the next person.

We scheduled a codehandoff to walk through the new features.

4. The act of giving control of a system to someone else.

After the codehandoff, the night team took over the servers.