BuildOrdner
BuildOrdner is a generic term used in software development to denote the folder where a project’s build system stores generated artifacts, intermediate files, and caches during compilation and packaging. The name combines the English word Build with the German Ordner (folder), reflecting its usage in multilingual development contexts. In practice, the concrete folder name and location vary by project and tool; common equivalents include build/, bin/, or target/.
The primary purpose of a BuildOrdner is to separate sources from outputs, enabling cleaner source trees, reproducible
Contents of a BuildOrdner can include object files, compiled binaries, libraries, intermediate files, platform-specific artifacts, log
Management practices commonly treat the BuildOrdner as disposable and transient. It is often created and refreshed
See also: build system, continuous integration, version control, artifact management.