noun
environment setup; environment creation
Computing term for setting up a development, testing, or operational environment, including installing software, configuring settings, and preparing infrastructure.
新入社員のために開発環境構築の手順書を作成した。
I created a manual for setting up the development environment for new employees.
このツールを使えば環境構築が自動化できる。
Using this tool, environment setup can be automated.
環境設定 refers more to configuration of settings within an existing environment, while 環境構築 emphasizes the broader process of building and preparing the environment from scratch.
Compound of 環境 (environment) and 構築 (construction, building). A modern technical term, likely a calque from English 'environment setup' or 'environment construction'.