life-cycle

life-cy·cle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahyf sahy-kuh l]
- /laɪf ˈsaɪ kəl/
- /laɪf ˈsaɪkl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyf sahy-kuh l]
- /laɪf ˈsaɪ kəl/

Definitions of life-cycle word

abbreviation Technical meaning of LIFE-CYCLE software life-cycle 3
noun life-cycle Biology. the continuous sequence of changes undergone by an organism from one primary form, as a gamete, to the development of the same form again. 1
noun life-cycle a series of stages, as childhood and middle age, that characterize the course of existence of an individual, group, or culture. 1
noun life-cycle any similar series of stages: the life cycle of a manufactured product. 1
noun Technical meaning of life-cycle (programming) The phases a software product goes through between when it is conceived and when it is no longer available for use. The software life-cycle typically includes the following: requirements analysis, design, construction, testing (validation), installation, operation, maintenance, and retirement. The development process tends to run iteratively through these phases rather than linearly; several models (spiral, waterfall etc.) have been proposed to describe this process. Other processes associated with a software product are: quality assurance, marketing, sales and support. 1

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Origin of life-cycle

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Life-cycle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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life-cycle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for life-cycle

noun life-cycle

biological clock — Your biological clock is your body's way of registering time. It does not rely on events such as day or night, but on factors such as your habits, your age, and chemical changes taking place in your body.
biorhythm — a cyclically recurring pattern of physiological states in an organism or organ, such as alpha rhythm or circadian rhythm; believed by some to affect physical and mental states and behaviour
wheel of life — the symbol of the cycle of birth, death, and reincarnation.

All 3 Synonyms of life-cycle