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I’ve seen the word ‘spike’ used in relation to source-control.
For example, a project I’m working with has three top-level folders: trunk, branches and spikes.
What’s the meaning of this term?
‘Spike’ is a synonym for ‘Tag’. It is a ‘spike’ in the ground meaning it doesn’t move versus a branch, which grows.
For further clarification, a ‘tag’ or ‘spike’ represents a release version of your project. Tags are snapshots of that release and as such are not actively developed on though branches can be created from a tag and then further developed.