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Feature Flag

Definition

A software development technique that allows a feature to be turned on or off remotely, enabling gradual rollouts, A/B tests, or instant rollbacks without deploying new code.

Why it matters

Feature flags reduce deployment risk by letting you release to a small percentage of users first, or disable a broken feature instantly without a code deployment.

Example

A SaaS company releases a new dashboard to 10% of users first. After 48 hours, with no bugs reported, they flip the flag to 100%.

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