Update and fix wording in terminology section

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@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Terminology
changes in the source branch should be incorporated into the change branch via
rebasing.
- **Merge Target** - A branch that is the intended merge target for a change
branch. Typically the merge target will be the branch that a change branch was
created from.
branch. Typically the merge target branch will be the same as the source
branch.
- **Maintenance Branches** - Used for maintaining old versions and releasing
PATCH updates when the master branch has moved on. Should follow a
`stable-X.Y` naming pattern, where `X` is MAJOR version and `Y` is MINOR
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Terminology
- **Pull Request** - A means of requesting that a change branch is merged in to
its merge target, allowing others to review, discuss and approve the changes.
- **Release** - Consists of a version bump commit directly on the master branch,
and a git tag named according to the new version number placed on said commit.
and a git tag named according to the new version string placed on said commit.
- **Maintenance Release** - Just like a regular release, except the version bump
commit and release tag are on a maintenance branch instead of the master
branch.