backward compatible

English

Alternative forms

backwards compatible

Etymology

Back-formation from backward compatibility.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/, [ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpæɾəb(ə)l]

Adjective

backward compatible (not generally comparable, comparative backward compatible, superlative backward compatible)

(software) Capable of interoperating with older systems.
The new editor is backward compatible with all versions later than 1.17.

Related terms

Translations

compatible with older systems

Chinese:
Mandarin: 向下兼容 (xiàngxià jiānróng)
Czech: please add this translation if you can
Danish: baglæns kompatibel
Finnish: taaksepäin yhteensopiva
French: rétrocompatible (fr) m or f
Galician: retrocompatible, retrocompatíbel
Georgian: უკუთავსებადი (uḳutavsebadi)
German: abwärtskompatibel, rückwärtskompatibel
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 後方互換 (kōhō gokan)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: retrocompatível
Russian: обра́тно совмести́мый (obrátno sovmestímyj)
Spanish: retrocompatible
Swedish: bakåtkompatibel

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