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GitHub is a web-based platform used for version control and collaboration, allowing multiple people to work on projects simultaneously. Built on Git, an open-source version control system, GitHub provides tools for managing and tracking changes to code, coordinating work among teams, and hosting repositories.

Key components and features of GitHub include:

• Repositories: Centralized locations where project files and their revision history are stored. Repositories can be public or private, and users can clone, fork, and contribute to them.

• Branches: Enable parallel development by allowing users to create separate branches for different features, bug fixes, or experiments. Changes can be merged back into the main branch once they are ready.

• Pull Requests: Facilitate code review and discussion by allowing users to propose changes to a repository. Other collaborators can review the changes, leave comments, and approve or request modifications before merging.

• Issues: Provide a way to track tasks, enhancements, bugs, and other work items. Users can label, assign, and prioritize issues to manage project workflows effectively.

• Actions: Automate workflows by running custom scripts in response to events such as push, pull request, or issue creation. GitHub Actions can be used for continuous integration (CI), continuous deployment (CD), and other automation tasks.

• Collaborators and Teams: Allow repository owners to add collaborators with specific permissions or organize users into teams to streamline project management.

• Wikis and Documentation: Offer integrated wikis and README files to create and maintain project documentation directly within the repository.

• Project Boards: Visualize and manage work with project boards that support Kanban-style task management, integrating with issues and pull requests.

• GitHub Pages: Host static websites directly from a repository, useful for project documentation, personal portfolios, and more.

• Security Features: Include dependency scanning, secret scanning, and code scanning to help identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in code and dependencies.

• Integrations: Support integration with a wide range of third-party services and tools, including continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) systems, project management tools, and more.

• API and Developer Tools: Provide a comprehensive API and various tools to automate workflows, integrate with other services, and extend GitHub’s capabilities.