| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Source | A written recipe (programming code) and ingredients (data resources) from which an app is built. |
| Version Source Control | A way to keep track of all the changes you make and easily go back to any previous version if you make a mistake. |
| Git | A version source control system that distributes a full copy to each developer. Originally created to manage the Linux project. |
| GitHub | One commercial provider of a Git service. Backed by Microsoft. |
| Repository | Storage for all the different versions of your project's files. |
| Local | Stored on your computer |
| Remote | Stored on a server system |
| Commit | Write changes to local (on-computer) repository, including a description of the change. |
| Pull | Merges changes from a repository on a remote server system to a local repository on your computer. |
| Push | Merges changes from a local repository on your computer to a repository on a remote server system. |
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