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versioning

versioning noun: the use of versions as a means of distinguishing similar items.

Noun

versioning (usually uncountable, plural versionings)

  1. (usually) The use of versions as a means of distinguishing similar items.
    • There have been many proposals to incorporate versioning in object-oriented databases.1993, Stefano Ceri, Katsumi Tanaka, Shalom Tsur, Deductive and Object-oriented Databases
    • An alternative to pessimistic locking is optimistic versioning.2005, Longley et al, Geographic Information Systems and Science

Forms of versioning

pluralversionings

Origin of versioning

From version + -ing.

Words formed from versioning

Phrases with versioning

Questions about versioning

What does versioning mean?
Versioning means the use of versions as a means of distinguishing similar items.
What part of speech is versioning?
Versioning is a noun.
What is the plural of versioning?
The plural of versioning is versionings.

Words near versioning in the dictionary

  1. versionable
  2. versional
  3. versioned
  4. versioned object base
  5. versioned object bases
  6. versioning
  7. versionings
  8. versionist
  9. versionists
  10. versionitis
  11. versionize

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