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Git

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ɡɪt/nounCore term

In software engineering, Git means: The most widely used version control system: a free, open-source tool that tracks changes in code and lets many developers work on the same project.

In Turkish: Git, Git sürüm kontrol sistemi

How it is used

Created by Linus Torvalds in 2005. Developers talk about Git commands (git commit, git pull) and Git workflows. Git is the tool; GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket are websites that host Git repositories.

Example sentences

  1. Are you comfortable with Git, or should we pair on your first merge?

  2. Run git status to see which files you've changed.

Common collocations

  • Git repository
  • Git command
  • Git history
  • Git workflow
  • version controlA system that records every change to a set of files over time, so a team can work on the same code, see who changed what and go back to earlier versions.
  • repositoryA storage place for a project's code and its full history of changes, usually managed with Git and often hosted online.
  • commitA saved snapshot of changes in a repository, with a short message that explains what was changed and why. Also used as a verb: to commit your changes.
  • pull requestA request to merge your code changes from one branch into another, so that teammates can review and discuss them first.

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