The term "DevOps" signifies a cultural and professional movement in the context of software development that emphasizes collaboration between development and operations teams. The goal is to improve the efficiency of the software delivery lifecycle by integrating and automating processes such as coding, testing, deployment, and monitoring. DevOps practices leverage tools and methodologies that promote continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), enhancing communication and feedback loops, which ultimately leads to improved software quality and faster deployment cycles.