Canary Release
/kəˈneəri rɪˈliːs/
Definition
A deployment strategy that gradually routes a small percentage of traffic to the new version before a full rollout.
Example in context
"Start canary at 1% — if error rates stay normal for 30 minutes, ramp to 10%, 50%, then full deployment."
Related terms
Practice this term
Master Canary Release in context by working through exercises in the DevOps & Cloud module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.