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Title: What is version control?

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Description: Learn what version control is and how it is used to track revisions, solve integration conflicts, and manage different artifacts involved in software projects.

Open Graph Description: Learn what version control is and how it is used to track revisions, solve integration conflicts, and manage different artifacts involved in software projects.

X Description: Learn what version control is and how it is used to track revisions, solve integration conflicts, and manage different artifacts involved in software projects.

Opengraph URL: https://about.gitlab.com/topics/version-control/

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