Dictionary term
Git Repository
Also called repo · repository
Web/DevBeginner
A project folder tracked by Git, holding the files plus the full history of commits and branches; it can live on your machine and be mirrored to a host like GitHub.
In plain English
Your project's folder plus its complete change history, kept by Git so nothing is ever lost.
Analogy
Like a filing cabinet that keeps every past draft of every document, labelled and dated.
Why it matters
Hosting platforms like Vercel deploy from a repository, so the repo is where your app's code, history and deploy trigger all live.
In practice
You run git init in your Next.js project, push it to a private GitHub repo, and connect that repo to Vercel so each push deploys.
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