backward compatibility

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Noun

backward compatibility (uncountable)

1. (software) Capability of interoperating with older systems.

Related terms

• backward compatible
• forward compatibility

Translations

• French: compatibilité descendante, rétrocompatibilité
• German: Abwärtskompatibilität, Rückwärtskompatibilität
• Portuguese: retrocompatibilidade, compatibilidade retroativa, compatibilidade reversa
• Spanish: retrocompatibilidad

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