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VSS

VSS

1 9.9
An old Microsoft program for storing and managing different versions of computer code
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Visual SourceSafe
  • I have used SVN, TFS, and, though ashamed to admit it, VSS (against my will).

Examples

  • When discussing software versioning, VSS is often mentioned as an early tool that many developers used.

  • I am looking forward to seeing the people I have seen at the many previous VSS conferences and hearing about their progress.

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  • There are few people I have ever met at VSS who have any kind of ego or suggest they have all the answers.

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  • A Google search of "VSS" identifies the experiences of some of the venues that have implemented it and offers strategy and direction for doing so.

    Academic text (2013)

  • A Sunshine State News Poll of 752 "likely" voters, conducted by Harrisburg, Pa.-based Voter Survey Service (VSS), gave a slight 49 percent to 48 percent edge to West, with just 3 percent remaining undecided entering the final weeks of the Congressional District 18 contest.

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  • The developers at the VSS conference shared their insights on version control practices.

  • Many software teams still rely on VSS for managing their source code despite its discontinuation.

Synonyms

software system
vsVSS
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A set of programs that work together on a computer to do a job

is a specific discontinued product built solely for version control

Surface Forms

VSS main

Etymology

VSS stands for Visual SourceSafe, with Visual meaning 'seen on screen', Source meaning 'the program code', and Safe meaning 'kept securely'. So, VSS was the Microsoft tool used to store and manage source code.