"version control" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} version control (uncountable)
  1. (software engineering) A system responsible for managing modifications and additions to digital works, giving each revision a time-stamp and showing its difference to the previous revision. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Software engineering Related terms: VCS, DVCS Translations (system): control de versions [masculine] (Catalan), 版本控制 (bǎnběn kòngzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), gestion de versions [feminine] (French), Versionsverwaltung [feminine] (German), controllo versione [masculine] (Italian), controle de versões [masculine] (Portuguese), controle de versão [masculine] (Portuguese), control de versiones [masculine] (Spanish)

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