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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

backward compatible en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/ (General-American)
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  • [ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpæɾəb(ə)l] (General-American)

Etymology

Back-formation from backward compatibility.

Meanings

  1. Capable of interoperating with older systems.
    • The new editor is backward compatible with all versions later than 1.17.

Forms

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more backward compatible Degree=Cmp lexicographic
backwards compatible alternative lexicographic
backwards-compatible alternative lexicographic
backward-compatible alternative lexicographic
most backward compatible Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

backward incompatible

Relateds

forward compatible · backward compatibility

Translations (14)

de rückwärtskompatibel (compatible with older systems) · es retrocompatible (compatible with older systems) · de abwärtskompatibel (compatible with older systems) · gl retrocompatible (compatible with older systems) · sv bakåtkompatibel (compatible with older systems) · fi taaksepäin yhteensopiva (compatible with older systems) · ka უკუთავსებადი (compatible with older systems) · ru обра́тно совмести́мый (compatible with older systems) · pt retrocompatível (compatible with older systems) · fr rétrocompatible (compatible with older systems) · gl retrocompatíbel (compatible with older systems) · da baglæns kompatibel (compatible with older systems) · ja 後方互換 (compatible with older systems) · cmn 向下兼容 (compatible with older systems)