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to commit

to commit

4 6.1
To save changes so they stay in the project
  • verb
  • /kəˈmɪt/
  • Specialized
: guardar
  • Git encourages you to commit frequently with the promise that you can tidy up later.

Examples

  • The difference is that with Git, you commit frequently to your local repository.

    Blog text (14)
  • By March 1998, the engineers and the designers had committed their ideas and visions to one-third-scale models of clay.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Certainly, we commit to a bi-lateral exchange.

  • We're gonna commit as many issues as it takes to publish.

  • Ring dot right will commit the changes and the second LED will be purple.

  • Dejoy, will you commit to reversing these changes?

  • Basically, by the time I commit to SVN, my work is in a releasable state.

    Blog text (14)
  • The 1991 Maastricht Treaty committed members to a single currency, subject to national ratification.

    Academic text (2003)
  • To achieve 3x gross returns on $25 billion of committed capital, exits would need to accrue $150 billion.

    Blog text (6)
  • After making the necessary updates, you need to commit the changes to the database to save your work.

Synonyms

to save
vsto commit
  • Specialized
102 1.3

Record data on a computer to use later

focuses on making grouped changes permanent in a repository
to save the document
vsto commit
1 2.0

Keep a document on a computer so you do not lose your work

focuses on making multiple related changes permanent at once in a repository

Antonyms

75 4.2

To go back to a previous state or way of doing things

Phrasal Verbs

288 2.5

To do something against the law

250 6.2

To kill yourself on purpose

126 5.4

To kill someone illegally

Compounds

pre-commit
  • Specialized
7.1

A script that automatically checks code before it is added to a project's files

How Permanent

to publish
∞ 3.3
to commit
  • Specialized
4 6.1
to save
  • Specialized
102 1.3
to edit
297 1.5

Surface Forms

commit infinitive
committed past
committed past participle
committing present participle
commits third person singular

Etymology

Commit comes from Latin com- 'together' and mittere 'to send', and in computing it keeps the idea of 'sending into place'; when you commit changes you send them into the main files so they become permanent.