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version control

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version control

Summary

version control is a type of practice[1]. It draws 1,131 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_practice category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • version control's instance of is recorded as type of practice[3].
  • version control is a type of control[4].
  • version control is a type of changelog[5].
  • version control is used for computer programming[6].
  • version control is used for word processor[7].
  • version control's Commons category is recorded as Version control software[8].
  • version control's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Version control[9].
  • version control's described by source is recorded as TheFreeDictionary.com[10].
  • version control's described by source is recorded as Dictionary.com[11].
  • version control's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/version-control[12].
  • version control's different from is recorded as software configuration management[13].
  • version control's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10010502[14].

Body

Definition and Type

version control's instance of is recorded as type of practice[3]. Recorded subclass of include control[4] and changelog[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include computer programming[6] and word processor[7].

Why It Matters

version control draws 1,131 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_practice category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of → type of practice
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    Different from → software configuration management
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