live system

[/lɪv ˈsɪstəm/]
nounpl: live systems
sistema em produção
1. A computer system or software application that is currently operational and serving real users or business functions in a production environment
We need to be careful with updates to the live system to avoid disrupting customer service.
Precisamos ter cuidado com atualizações no sistema em produção para evitar interrupções no serviço ao cliente.
2. An active system that is directly accessible and processing real data as opposed to a test or development environment
The bug was discovered in the live system during peak hours.
O erro foi descoberto no sistema em produção durante as horas de pico.
3. Infrastructure or applications that are currently in use and supporting business operations
Maintenance on the live system is scheduled for midnight to minimize impact.
A manutenção do sistema em produção está agendada para a meia-noite para minimizar impactos.
This is primarily technical IT jargon used globally in software development and system administration. The term is universal across English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking tech communities, with 'sistema em produção' being the standard equivalent in Brazil and Portugal. Understanding this distinction is critical in professional IT environments to differentiate between experimental and operational systems.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
production systemoperational systemactive systemrunning systemproduction environment
Antonyms / Antônimos
test systemdevelopment systemstaging environmentsandbox environmentoffline system

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sistema em produção
Standard term used in IT and software development contexts
General Brazilian
sistema ao vivo
Alternative translation, more literal but less commonly used in technical contexts
São Paulo
sistema em produção
Predominant term in the main tech hub
Portugal
sistema em produção
Same terminology used in Portuguese IT industry

Related Words

production environmentdeploymentdowntimeserverapplicationinfrastructuremaintenance windowsystem outage

Related Idioms & Phrases

bring the live system down
take the live system offline
push to live system
deploy to live system
live system is down
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →