github

noun

UK /ˈɡɪt.hʌb/

US /ˈɡɪt.hʌb/

A website where people keep and share computer code.

She put her game project on GitHub so her friends could try it.

SYNONYMS

code host code repository source control site developer platform

RELATED WORDS

git repository commit pull request open source

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A company that runs that website and related coding tools.

GitHub was bought by Microsoft in 2018.

3. A place to work together on software with other people.

Our team uses GitHub to review each other's changes.

4. A service for storing different versions of files over time.

He backed up the old version of his app on GitHub.