to commit
- verb
- /kəˈmɪt/
- Specialized
- Git encourages you to commit frequently with the promise that you can tidy up later.
Examples
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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.
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We're gonna commit as many issues as it takes to publish.
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Ring dot right will commit the changes and the second LED will be purple.
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Dejoy, will you commit to reversing these changes?
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Basically, by the time I commit to SVN, my work is in a releasable state.
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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.
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After making the necessary updates, you need to commit the changes to the database to save your work.
Synonyms
Record data on a computer to use later
Keep a document on a computer so you do not lose your work
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- Specialized
A script that automatically checks code before it is added to a project's files
How Permanent
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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.