concurrent versions system

(Computer Science) computing a system that allows more than one person to work on the same file at the same time, merging their changes but keeping records of the different versions

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It is also not a revision-control system often used with source code, but can be used for documents as well (e.g., a concurrent versions system [CVS] or Microsoft's Visual Source-Safe[R]).

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This information is stored in the Concurrent Versions System (CVS).

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CVS, the Concurrent Versions System, is a popular source-code management tool that frees developers from the chaos that too often ensues when multiple users work on the same file.

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