source control en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) A technology that handles access to computer files containing source code so that several users can work on the files without interfering with each other's changes.
- (uncountable) Measures applied to the source of an infection to reduce further contamination and spread.
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(qualifier:public health, uncountable) Measures applied to potentially-infected people that reduce their chances of infecting others.
But the opposite concern also exists: egress, or transmission of particles from the wearer to the outside world. Historically, much less research has been conducted on egress, but controlling it—also known as “source control”—is crucial to stopping the person-to-person spread of a disease. Obviously, society-wide source control becomes very important during a pandemic.
2020 April 22, Zeynep Tufekci et al., “Real Reason to Wear a Mask”, *The Atlantic* (online)
Coordinates
target control · reservoir control
Relateds
repo · check out · repository · check in · commit
Translations (3)
pl kontrola źródła (technology that handles access to computer files containing source code) · el έλεγχος πηγαίου κώδικα (technology that handles access to computer files containing source code) · fi versionhallinta (technology that handles access to computer files containing source code)