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<p>In <a href="/facts/Version_control/pxCmFXqK">version control</a> systems, a commit is an operation which sends the latest changes of the source code to the <a href="/facts/Repository_(version_control)/PjE4Vkes">repository</a>, making these changes part of the head revision of the repository. Unlike <a href="/facts/Commit_(data_management)/IVEf4gLc">commits in data management</a>, commits in version control systems are kept in the repository indefinitely. Thus, when other users do an update or a checkout from the repository, they will receive the latest committed version, unless they specify that they wish to retrieve a previous version of the source code in the repository. Version control systems allow rolling back to previous versions easily. In this context, a commit within a version control system is protected as it is easily rolled back, even after the commit has been applied. </p>