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Definition
The word repository in software development is used to describe many different things. In almost all cases, it refers to storing and accessing some form of data.
In this write-up, we will talk about two definitions:
Code Repository
This refers to the resting place of a codebase, usually on a server with an inbuilt backup.
For example, the NodeJS codebase can be found in a GitHub Repository [↗].
Developers can get the latest version of NodeJS from this repository.
Repository Pattern (Design Patterns)
This is a coding pattern where code used to access data is abstracted from other parts of the codebase.
This is a widely adopted pattern within the Java [↗] community.
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