Ship¶
Shipping, or to ship, refers to the publication of one or more features or services, to the public. This means the application, as a whole, is now accessible for actual usage by customers, clients, and users.
Until it is shipped, a feature is hidden on the author’s infrastructure, and is only used by a limited number of users.
To ship is the ultimate goal of any piece of software: everything else is a toy project.
Here, to ship is not related to sending a package by postal service.
See also Seven ways to consistently ship great features.
Related : Deployment
