An Environment consist of the server, operating system, settings and software that a program runs in. It can also refer to a software development setup where software is created.
Execution Environment
Execution environments are generally grouped into three major categories:
Software Development
- A development-environment is an integrated set of programming tools such as compilers, usually centered around a text editor.
- A build-environment is an environment set up to compile groups of code together in a controlled environment with specific settings to product a software product.