Versioning

Origin

version + -ing

Full definition of versioning

Noun

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