version history

noun
UK /ˈvɜːʃən ˈhɪstəri/
US /ˈvɜːrʒən ˈhɪstəri/

A list that shows all the older copies of something, like a story or a game, so you can see how it changed.

I checked the version history to find the picture I drew last week.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A feature in software that lets you go back to an earlier copy of a file.

The app's version history saved me when I deleted my homework by mistake.

3. The story of how different forms of a product were made over time.

The museum showed the version history of the telephone, from big to small.

4. A list of changes made to a document by different people.

Our teacher looked at the version history to see who wrote each part of the group project.