edithistory

noun

UK /ˈɛdɪtˌhɪstəri/

US /ˈɛdɪtˌhɪstəri/

A list that shows all the changes people have made to a document or page.

You can open the edit history to see who fixed the spelling mistake yesterday.

SYNONYMS

revision history change log version history edit log modification record

RELATED WORDS

document revision version track changes wiki

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A record of the edits made to a video or audio file.

The edit history showed every cut and trim the editor made.

3. The past record of changes to a shared online page, used to check who did what.

The teacher checked the edit history to see when each student added their part.

4. A feature that lets you undo or compare earlier versions of a file.

Thanks to the edit history, she restored the paragraph she had deleted by accident.