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backward compatible

adj
/ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/US

Etymology

Back-formation from backward compatibility.

Definitions

  1. Capable of interoperating with older systems.

    • The new editor is backward compatible with all versions later than 1.17.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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