Explanation
In version control, a commit is a stored project state related to its history. In pragmatics, commitment is the binding a speaker undertakes through assertions, promises or other speech acts. Both uses move something from consideration into accountable history.
Example
Technical: ATLAS_145 is stored as an identifiable project state. Linguistic: ‘I promise’ commits a speaker to future action. Epistemic: an assertion binds a speaker to its content differently from a conjecture.
Counterexample
A fleeting possibility that is neither recorded nor expressed does not yet create a commit.
Distinction
open possibility ↔ binding state
Effect on thought and perception
Makes visible the threshold at which possibility becomes an accountable state, obligation or part of history.
Resonance
A commit does not merely preserve what came to be. It reveals when possibility became history.
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Commit“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-146-001. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-146-001The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.