CI stands for Continuous Integration, which is a software development practice that involves automating the integration of code changes from multiple contributors into a single software project. CI is generally used alongside an agile software development workflow, where tasks are compiled into a product roadmap and distributed amongst software engineering team members for delivery. The aim of CI is to increase early defect discovery, increase productivity, and provide faster release cycles. CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) or CICD is the combined practice of continuous integration and continuous delivery or, less often, continuous deployment. The key goals of continuous integration are to find and address bugs quicker, improve software quality, and reduce the time it takes to validate and release new software updates. CI/CD is an essential part of DevOps and any modern software development practice. It helps development, security, and operations teams work as efficiently and effectively as possible by decreasing tedious and time-consuming manual development work and legacy approval processes, freeing DevOps teams to be more innovative in their software development.