The Git book [0] explains where this term comes from and how it makes sense. In short, it's not a request to a server but to another person. You're requesting

The Git book [0] explains where this term comes from and how it makes sense. In short, it's not a request to a server but to another person. You're requesting that they pull your branch to take a look at the changes you want to contribute to the project. [0] https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project#_public_project https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Distributed-Git-Contributing-...