Dictionary term
Git Commit
Also called commit
Web/DevBeginner
A saved snapshot of the staged changes in a Git repository, recorded with a message, an author and a pointer to its parent commit.
In plain English
A save point for your code, with a short note saying what changed and why.
Analogy
Like a dated, signed entry in a logbook that records exactly what changed.
Why it matters
Small, well-described commits let you find which change broke something and roll back to a known-good version.
In practice
After fixing a webhook handler, you run git add and git commit -m "Retry GHL webhook on 429" before pushing.
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