CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (or Continuous Deployment). It is a set of practices that help automate the process of building, testing, and deploying software changes in a more efficient and error-free way. Continuous Integration deals with the automated build and testing of code changes on a frequent or daily basis to detect and resolve issues earlier in the development phase. Continuous Delivery (Deployment) focuses on automating the software release process, which includes building, testing, and deploying code changes, to safely and quickly deliver them to production. CI/CD is commonly used in Agile software development and DevOps cultures. Here's an example of a typical CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, a popular tool for Continuous Integration and Deployment:

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pipeline {
    agent any
    stages {
        stage('Build') {
            steps {
                // compile the code
                sh 'mvn compile'
                // package the code into a deployable artifact
                sh 'mvn package'
            }
        }
        stage('Test') {
            steps {
                // run automated tests
                sh 'mvn test'
            }
        }
        stage('Deploy to Production') {
            when {
                allOf {
                    branch 'master'
                    changeRequest()
                }
            }
            steps {
                // deploy the code to production environment
                sh 'kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml'
                // notify team of successful deployment
                email 'team@example.com'
            }
        }
    }
}

Here is a helpful link with more information: https://www.atlassian.com/continuous-delivery/ci-cd-pipeline