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# Protected Branches
[Permissions](../permissions.md) in GitLab are fundamentally defined around the
-idea of having read or write permission to the repository and branches. To
-prevent people from messing with history or pushing code without review, we've
-created protected branches.
+idea of having read or write permission to the repository and branches. To impose
+further restrictions on certain branches, they can be protected.
## Overview