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to commit

to commit

27 6.1
To save changes so they stay in the project
  • verb
  • /kəˈmɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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
211 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

67 4.2

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

Phrasal Verbs

232 6.2

To kill yourself on purpose

60 5.4

To kill someone illegally

To do something against the law

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
27 6.1
to save
  • Specialized
211 1.3
to edit
337 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.