Pull Request Vocabulary
In the following table, we list words and expressions from reviewed pull requests for which we had to lookup the exact meaning.
| Date | Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2026 | “Also, bumping the dimensions surfaced a bug […]” | ‘Bumping’ refers to ‘changing’ and ‘to surface’ equals ‘to cause’ in this context. “Changing the dimensions caused a bug.” |
| 03/08/2026 | “These figures supersede an earlier table […]” | ‘To supersede’ means ‘to take the place of sth.’. “The figures replace the content shown in earlier tables.” |
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