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Version control

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCore term

In software engineering, version control means: A 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.

In Turkish: sürüm kontrolü, versiyon kontrolü, sürüm denetimi

How it is used

Git is by far the most widely used version control system (VCS); older ones include SVN and Mercurial. You put a project 'under version control' or 'check files into version control'. It is also called source control.

Example sentences

  1. Never commit passwords or API keys to version control.

  2. Thanks to version control, we could see exactly which commit broke the build.

Common collocations

  • version control system
  • under version control
  • source control
  • check into version control
  • GitThe 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.
  • 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.
  • branchA separate line of development in a repository, where you can work on changes without affecting the main code until you are ready to merge.

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