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backport en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From back + port.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) An act of backporting.
    • This backport fixes an urgent bug.
  2. (transitive) A software program that has been backported.

Forms

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backports Number=Plur lexicographic

backport en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From back + port.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.
  2. (also, transitive) To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform.

Forms

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backports Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
backported Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
backported Tense=Past lexicographic
backporting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

port

Synonyms

retrofit

Translations (2)

ca corregir retroactivament (to retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version) · es corregir retroactivamente (to retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version)