Definition of history

A list of the user’s actions within a program, such as commands entered in an operating system shell, menus passed through using Gopher, or links followed using a Web browser.

Record of changes to a file or project since it was initially added to a Visual SourceSafe database. The database can return to any point in the file history and recover the file as it existed at that point.

A record of all the changes to an object’s properties and relationships. History exists for all objects, such as configuration items and work items.

A catalogue of all activities (calls and IMs) done in Skype.