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Commit (pledge)

Pledging oneself morally to a serious long-term relationship, duty, or obligation.

First in use: the 1400s
Duplicate · right

Commit (version control)

Recording and cementing a verified set of source code changes into the persistent timeline of a version control system.

First in use: the 1970s

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Which meaning of Commit is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Commit (pledge) came first (the 1400s). Commit (version control) arrived in the 1970s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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