Whenever an administrator merges the feature branch into master, a binary is created and saved in the artifact repository. Which of the following does this desenbe?

Build automation is the practice of using tooling to automatically trigger a build pipeline when a version control event occurs, such as merging a feature branch into master. The pipeline compiles source code into a binary artifact and deposits it in an artifact repository, eliminating manual build steps and ensuring consistent output.

Infrastructure as code refers to defining and provisioning infrastructure through version-controlled configuration files, not to compiling application source code into binaries.

Agentless architecture describes a management or monitoring model that requires no agent software installed on target nodes, which is unrelated to automated build pipelines.

Inventory in IT refers to the cataloging and tracking of hardware or software assets across an environment, not to the automated creation of build artifacts.