versioncontrolsite

noun

UK /ˈvɜːʃən kənˈtrəʊl saɪt/

US /ˈvɜːrʒən kənˈtroʊl saɪt/

A website where people save and share different versions of their work.

Our teacher showed us a versioncontrolsite where we can keep all our project files safe.

SYNONYMS

code hosting site repository website source control platform code sharing site

RELATED WORDS

repository commit branch merge git

OTHER MEANINGS

2. An online place that keeps a history of changes made to computer files.

The versioncontrolsite let us see who changed the file last week.

3. A web service that helps teams work on the same project without losing anyone's edits.

We used a versioncontrolsite so nobody's work got overwritten.

4. A site where you can go back to an older copy of your work if something goes wrong.

Thanks to the versioncontrolsite, I could restore the earlier version of my essay.