">commit</a> could be one of its <a href="#def_parent">parents</a>).</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_changeset"></a>changeset</dt>
<dd>
<p>BitKeeper/cvsps speak for "<a href="#def_commit">commit</a>". Since Git does not
store changes, but states, it really does not make sense to use the term
"changesets" with Git.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_checkout"></a>checkout</dt>
<dd>
<p>The action of updating all or part of the
<a href="#def_working_tree">working tree</a> with a <a href="#def_tr