### use

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 1
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: utilize, leverage, employ
- **definition**: Apply an existing function, library, or component to accomplish a task without modifying its internal implementation.
- **code_example_ste**: Use the logger to record the request identifier before you return the response to the client.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Leverage the logger to capture the request identifier prior to returning the response to the client.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### start

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 12
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: initiate, commence, bootstrap
- **definition**: Begin the execution of a process, service, or background task at a defined point in time.
- **code_example_ste**: Start the worker process before the test suite connects to the message queue.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Commence the worker process prior to the test suite establishing a connection to the message queue.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### stop

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 12
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: terminate, halt, kill
- **definition**: End the execution of a running process or service in a controlled and predictable manner.
- **code_example_ste**: Stop the server before you change the configuration file and restart the service.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Terminate the server prior to modifying the configuration file and restarting the service.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### show

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 4
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: display, render, present
- **definition**: Make a value, status, or result visible to the user in the interface or in a log.
- **code_example_ste**: Show the total request count on the dashboard after each successful batch completes.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Display the total request count on the dashboard once each successful batch has completed.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### make

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 3
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: create, generate, produce
- **definition**: Build or construct a new object, file, or data structure as the result of an operation.
- **code_example_ste**: Make a backup copy of the database before you run the migration script.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Generate a backup copy of the database before you run the migration script.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### get

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 9
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: retrieve, fetch, obtain
- **definition**: Read or obtain a value, record, or resource from a store, API, or in-memory cache.
- **code_example_ste**: Get the user profile from the cache before you render the account page.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Retrieve the user profile from the cache before you render the account page.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### set

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 9
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: configure, assign, establish
- **definition**: Assign a specific value to a variable, field, or configuration option in the system.
- **code_example_ste**: Set the timeout to thirty seconds before you open the network connection.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Configure the timeout to thirty seconds before you open the network connection.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### check

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 10
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: verify, validate, ensure
- **definition**: Examine a condition, state, or value to confirm that it matches the expected result.
- **code_example_ste**: Check that the response status is 200 before you parse the JSON body.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Verify that the response status is 200 before you parse the JSON body.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### do

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 12
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: perform, execute, carry out
- **definition**: Run a defined operation, routine, or unit of work as part of a larger program flow.
- **code_example_ste**: Do the cleanup step after the test finishes to remove the temporary files.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Perform the cleanup step after the test finishes to remove the temporary files.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### send

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 6
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: transmit, dispatch, forward
- **definition**: Transfer a message, request, or event from one component to another over a channel.
- **code_example_ste**: Send the alert to the notification service when the job fails three times.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Dispatch the alert to the notification service when the job fails three times.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### remove

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 7
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: delete, eliminate, purge
- **definition**: Take out a file, record, or component so that it is no longer present in the system.
- **code_example_ste**: Remove the stale cache entry after the TTL expires to free memory.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Delete the stale cache entry after the TTL expires to free memory.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### keep

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 7
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: retain, preserve, maintain
- **definition**: Continue to hold a value, file, or resource in its current state without change.
- **code_example_ste**: Keep the connection open until all buffered messages have been written to disk.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Retain the connection open until all buffered messages have been written to disk.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### add

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 9
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: append, insert, include
- **definition**: Put an extra element, field, or item into a collection, list, or configuration in place.
- **code_example_ste**: Add the new middleware to the request pipeline before you deploy the service.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Employ the insert routine to add the new middleware to the request pipeline before you deploy the service.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### change

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 9
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: modify, alter, update
- **definition**: Make a controlled modification to a value, file, or behavior without replacing the whole item.
- **code_example_ste**: Change the log level to debug before you reproduce the intermittent failure.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Modify the log level to debug before you reproduce the intermittent failure.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### write

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 6
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: persist, save, store
- **definition**: Put data into a file, database, or output stream so that it is available later.
- **code_example_ste**: Write the parsed metrics to the output file before the process exits.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Utilize the writer to persist the parsed metrics to the output file before the process exits.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### read

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 9
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: load, parse, ingest
- **definition**: Obtain data from a file, stream, or input source so the program can process it.
- **code_example_ste**: Read the configuration from the environment file at startup and apply the values.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Leverage the loader to load the configuration from the environment file at startup and apply the values.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### connect

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 6
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: attach, link, associate
- **definition**: Establish a communication channel between two components, services, or network endpoints.
- **code_example_ste**: Connect the client to the database before the application starts to serve traffic.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Utilize the link helper to attach the client to the database before the application starts to serve traffic.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### close

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 6
- **approved**: true
- **replaces**: shut, release, disconnect
- **definition**: End an open connection, file handle, or stream so that the resource becomes available again.
- **code_example_ste**: Close the file handle after the last record is written to prevent data loss.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Leverage the release call to release the file handle after the last record is written to prevent data loss.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### leverage

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 1
- **approved**: false
- **replaces**: —
- **definition**: Leverage is a rejected synonym for the approved verb use. Use "use" instead because leverage is jargon that adds no technical precision in code documentation.
- **code_example_ste**: Use the cache to reduce the number of database queries on the home page.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Leverage the cache to reduce the number of database queries on the home page.
- **source**: generated-batch-001

### utilize

- **type**: verb
- **category-id**: 1
- **approved**: false
- **replaces**: —
- **definition**: Utilize is a rejected synonym for the approved verb use. Use "use" instead because utilize is a longer word that gives no extra meaning in code documentation.
- **code_example_ste**: Use the built-in sort function to order the list before you print it.
- **code_example_non_ste**: Utilize the built-in sort function to order the list before you print it.
- **source**: generated-batch-001
