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Etymology

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From dev +‎ kit.

Noun

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devkit (plural devkits)

 
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  1. (computing) A set of development tools that allow the creation of software for a particular platform or framework.
    • 2007, Frank H. P. Fitzek, Frank Reichert, Mobile Phone Programming and Its Application to Wireless Networks, page 178:
      A devkit basically contains a set of software tools, and several of them can be installed into a target.
    • 2009, Luis Levy, Jeannie Novak, Game Development Essentials: Game QA & Testing:
      Sony's devkits are large, to say the least. The Dreamcast, on the other hand, was very much a Microsoft animal and friendlier to code and test.