====== Repository ======

A **repository** is a storage location for code, files, or [[data]]


### Types of Repositories:
1. **Local Repository** – Stored on your local machine.
2. **Remote Repository** – Hosted on a server, often for collaboration.
3. **Bare Repository** – A repository without a working directory, used for sharing and syncing changes.

### Common Features:
- **Version Control** (Git, Mercurial, SVN)
- **Branching & Merging** (Git branches for parallel development)
- **Commit History** (Tracking changes over time)
- **Collaboration Tools** (Pull requests, issue tracking)

[[Institutional repository]]
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[[Open-access repository]]