title: Project vs Repository in GitHub
body: <p>In GitHub, what is the conceptual difference between a project (that can be created inside a repository) and a repository? </p>
  
  <p>I've seen several similar questions (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/5043306/2316433">here</a>, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/21692155/2316433">here</a> and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/q/35881291/2316433">here</a>) in SO, but none of them explains what is a GitHub project, what is a GitHub repository and when to use each one of them. </p>
  
  <p>I would appreciate if someone can explain each term, and provide an example of when to use/create each one. For instance, if I have several prototype applications, all independent of each other, what do I create in order to manage in an organized way the source code for all of them? </p>