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glossary: improve "branch" definition

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The old phrasing is at least questionable, if not wrong, as there are
a lot of branches out there that didn't see active development for
years, yet they are still branches, ready to become active again any
time.

Signed-off-by: Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Sergey Organov 2020-11-23 23:05:51 +03:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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Untyped <<def_object,object>>, e.g. the contents of a file.
[[def_branch]]branch::
A "branch" is an active line of development. The most recent
A "branch" is a line of development. The most recent
<<def_commit,commit>> on a branch is referred to as the tip of
that branch. The tip of the branch is referenced by a branch
<<def_head,head>>, which moves forward as additional development