changeset

English

Etymology

From change +‎ set.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chānjsĕt, IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒsɛt/
• Hyphenation: change‧set

• Audio (UK):

  (file)

Noun

changeset (plural changesets)

1. (computing) A set of changes, as in source control.
   • 2006, James Avery, Jim Holmes, Windows developer power tools:

     A changeset can be one specific set of changes to code — say, a bugfix patch — or a grouping of other changesets or groups of revisions.

   • 2009, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide:

     This hook does not have any information about the changesets to be added, because it is run before transmission of those changesets is allowed to begin.

   • 2009, Jon Loeliger, Version Control with Git:

     Every Git commit represents a single, atomic changeset with respect to the previous state.

See also

• patch
• shelveset