The plain-English version
Preparing an application and its deployment metadata or assets in a form suitable for installation or distribution.
Why it matters
It affects identity, dependencies, updates, and the user’s installation experience.
Let’s make it click
A desktop release includes the executable, required assets, and the chosen deployment metadata.
Vibe Bro’s heads-up
A program working from its development folder can still fail when packaged paths or runtime dependencies change.
The docs behind it
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Editorial review · October 28, 2026
Supported: Microsoft and Electron distinguish packaging/distribution from running source code. Dependency, resource-path, install, and update checks are appropriate original release guidance.