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🤝 To settle arguments 💻 To fix code issues
to resolve conflicts

to resolve conflicts

3.5
To fix conflicting changes in files so they can be combined into one version
  • phrasal verb
  • Jargon
translation icon : resolver conflictos
  • It is the responsibility of the merge algorithm to resolve these conflicts and to make sure all resulting changes are distributed consistently among all devices.

So all systems need to have some mechanism to resolve such conflicts.

Examples

  • That said, doesn't the current sync system resolve those various conflicts?

    Blog text (22)

  • For these cases, the fetch request makes multiple pipeline passes to resolve the conflicts and to update the directory status.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an American issue.

    Blog text (34)

  • The software developer worked late to resolve conflicts in the code before the project deadline.

  • To successfully complete the merging process, programmers need to carefully resolve conflicts in the version control system.

  • When merging branches, it's crucial to resolve conflicts by choosing which changes to keep.

Synonyms

to sort out
vsto resolve conflicts
222 2.7

To find and fix a problem or confusion

is specifically about choosing or editing code changes to allow merging
to reconcile
vsto resolve conflicts
68 5.4

To make different ideas or plans work together

is about combining code edits so files can be merged in version control

Antonyms

to create friction
4.6

To cause disagreement between people or groups

How Merged

to merge
192 3.2
to resolve conflicts
  • Jargon
3.5

Surface Forms

resolve conflicts infinitive
resolved conflicts past
resolved conflicts past participle
resolving conflicts present participle
resolves conflicts third person singular

Morphology

resolve + conflict

The phrase literally combines 'resolve' (to settle or solve) with 'conflicts' (disagreements), so a learner who knows both words can infer it means to settle or resolve disagreements. Although the example is domain-specific (version control), the core compositional meaning is transparent and cross-linguistically familiar, so it should be understandable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Resolve conflicts in programming comes from the image of two people changing the same file in different ways; you must resolve the conflicts by choosing or joining the changes so the file works. So it means 'to fix differences so files can be combined'.