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Integrated Development Environment (IDE) — OCR GCSE Computer Science Definition | GradeGen

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Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

GCSE Computer Science · key term

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Definition

Software that brings together tools for writing, translating, running and debugging programs within one application.

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OCR GCSE Computer Science · J277

Paper 2

An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) brings programming tools together in one application. A programmer can write source code, run it, investigate problems and make changes without repeatedly switching between separate applications.
Revise: IDE Tools and Facilities

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Exam tips

1
When describing an IDE tool, name it and explain how it helps the programmer: for example, an editor allows source code to be entered and changed.

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