SUMMARY: terminology shared, unified, integrated

[Jari Aalto+usenet]

The "shared repository" synonym search:

    above/below repository
    aggregate repository
    attached/detached repository
    common repository
    collective repository
    canvas repository
    conjoint repository
    factored repository
    inherited repository
    integrated repository
    joint repository
    meta repository
    multi repository
    node repository
    overlay repository
    roof repository
    self-contained repository
    tie repository
    umbrella repository
    unified repository
    union repository
    united repository
    universal repository
    wide repository
    wrap repository

Previous comments:

- integrated and unified both sound like they mean that the repositories
  are part of the branches, not shared among them.
- union has the virtue of inducing confusion as to whether it is
  being used as a noun or as a verb, exactly parallel to "branch"
- "I think 'Common' is the best of these."

My favourites (as a non-english speaking):

- joint, meta, roof, tie, umbrella, union, wide

For more ideas:

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