revision control

noun
UK /rɪˈvɪʒən kənˈtrəʊl/
US /rɪˈvɪʒən kənˈtroʊl/

A way to keep track of every change made to files so you can see what changed and go back if needed.

The team uses revision control to save each version of their code.

SYNONYMS

version controlsource controlchange trackingversion management

RELATED WORDS

repositorycommitbranchmergehistory

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The practice of managing different versions of documents or designs.

Writers use revision control to compare drafts of a book.

3. A system that records who changed what and when.

Revision control showed that Sam edited the file last.

4. A tool for restoring an earlier copy of a project.

Thanks to revision control, we recovered the lost file.