backward compatibility

noun
/ˈbækwɜːd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/UK/ˈbækwɜɹd kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/US

Etymology

From backward (adjective) + compatibility (noun).

  1. borrowed from compatibilitās
  2. formed as backward compatibility — “backward + compatibility

Definitions

  1. The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with…

    The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; (countable) an instance of this.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backward compatibility. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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