"source control" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} source control (uncountable)
  1. (computing) A technology that handles access to computer files containing source code so that several users can work on the files without interfering with each other's changes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (technology that handles access to computer files containing source code): versionhallinta (Finnish), έλεγχος πηγαίου κώδικα (élenchos pigaíou kódika) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-source_control-en-noun-OFGQGGak Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 20 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 16 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 12 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 18 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 23 27 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'technology that handles access to computer files containing source code': 81 15 4
  2. (medicine) Measures applied to the source of an infection to reduce further contamination and spread. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-source_control-en-noun-1p7jR1A~ Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (epidemiology, public health) Measures applied to potentially-infected people that reduce their chances of infecting others. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Epidemiology Related terms (public health): target control [epidemiology, medicine, sciences], reservoir control [epidemiology, medicine, sciences]
    Sense id: en-source_control-en-noun-426b~3Jc Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'public health': 6 13 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: check in [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], check out [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], commit [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], repo [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], repository [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]
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