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commit

As a noun: A single point in the Git history; the entire history of a project is represented as a set of interrelated commits. The word "commit" is often used by Git in the same places other revision control systems use the words "revision" or "version". Also used as a short hand for commit object.

As a verb: The action of storing a new snapshot of the project’sstate in the Git history, by creating a new commit representing the currentstate of the index and advancing HEADto point at the new commit.

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