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How to pronounce commit
Say it like this: /kəˈmɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does commit mean?
verbTo give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
“Commit these numbers to memory.”
To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.
“and ſome of the Conſpirators committed to the Caſtle of Dublin by us”
To forcibly evaluate and treat in a medical facility, particularly for presumed mental illness.
“Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!”
nounThe act of committing (e.g. a database transaction), making it a permanent change; such a change.
“Every Git commit represents a single, atomic changeset with respect to the previous state.”
The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
A person, especially a high school athlete, who agrees verbally or signs a letter committing to attend a college or university.
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