backwards compatibility

noun
/ˈbækwɜːdz kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/UK/ˈbækwɝdz kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/US

Etymology

From backwards (adjective) + compatibility (noun).

  1. borrowed from compatibilitās
  2. compounded as backwards compatibility — “backwards + compatibility

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of backward compatibility.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA