Repository
A managed collection of source files history and metadata for a software or documentation project.
Plain English
The shared place where a project's versioned work and history live.
In context
A repository commonly contains code configuration tests documentation and contribution rules tracked through version control.
Example
“The service repository includes the deployment configuration and runbook links.”
When you'll hear this
- development
- code review
- project onboarding
Common misunderstanding
A repository is not the same as a deployed application or a single local working directory.
Also known as
reposource repositorycode repository
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Updated: 2026-08-27
