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Draft

Work saved or opened for review that is not the live tip yet (see also draft vs tip).

Why this word exists

Not every sentence is a snapshot. A draft is work saved or opened for review that is not the live tip yet — notes, PR blurbs, writeups still cooking.

See also draft vs tip in Wave A: draft is the conversation or unsaved writing; tip is the newest commit. This Wave B page keeps the friendly shop sense.

Where you will meet it

Desk folders, PR draft bodies, and Directory writeups use draft. Visitors do not see drafts until tip, merge, and deploy.

Examples

  • These glossary markdown files are Desk drafts for Laser.
  • A draft PR can exist while the tip of main is something else.
  • Editing a draft lede does not change the tip SHA until someone commits.

Fetched 2026-09-23 CT.

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