Karsten Blees wrote:
(2) Index
An index, as in a library, maps almost perfectly to what the git index is
_and_ what we do with it.
Not really. An index in the context of a library, and in any other context, is
a tool that indicates where something is, in order to find it quickly.
That is not how the Git index is used, nor what it is.
(3b) Staging area (other meanings)
I don't see how a stage (as in a theater) is in any way related to the git
index.
Data staging (as in loading a datawarehouse or web-server) fits to some
extent, as its also about copying information, not moving physical things.
A stage in theater, and in any other context, is a special place, a standing
place, I don't see what is so different from the git staging area.
quoted
Even 'native' speakers don't have a single consistent term for the
concept. Terms are stolen from many varied industries and activities
that have to prepare and package items (Ships, Trains, Theaters)
(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_list, for a shortish list, which doesn't mention an Index)
All true, but we don't need to steal terms from unrelated fields if
information science provides us with the terms we need.
But it doesn't.
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Felipe Contreras