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Declarative Pipeline

Declarative Pipeline

Definition

A declarative pipeline defines the desired end state of a CI/CD workflow using structured configuration (YAML, HCL, or JSON) rather than imperative scripts. Declarative pipelines are easier to read, lint, and version-control, and many tools can validate them statically before execution.

Jenkins Declarative Pipeline syntax and GitHub Actions workflows are prominent examples.

Related Terms

Pipeline as Code
Pipeline as Code
GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
Jenkins
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