Meanings
plural changesets
- computingA set of changes, as in source control.
Every Git commit represents a single, atomic changeset with respect to the previous state.
2009, Jon Loeliger, Version Control with Git2 more examples
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.
2006, James Avery, Jim Holmes, Windows developer power toolsThis 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, Bryan O'Sullivan, Mercurial: The Definitive Guide
Origin
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changeset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changeset
“changeset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/changeset. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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