"backward compatibility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backward compatibilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} backward compatibility (usually uncountable, plural backward compatibilities)
  1. (software) Capability of interoperating with older systems. Wikipedia link: backward compatibility Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Software Synonyms: backwards compatibility Related terms: backward compatible, forward compatibility Translations (compatibility with older systems): 向後兼容 (Chinese Mandarin), 向后兼容 (xiànghòu jiānróng) (Chinese Mandarin), zpětná kompatibilita [feminine] (Czech), bagudkompatibilitet [common-gender] (Danish), taaksepäin yhteensopivuus (Finnish), compatibilité descendante [feminine] (French), rétrocompatibilité [feminine] (French), retrocompatibilidade [feminine] (Galician), უკუთავსებადობა (uḳutavsebadoba) (Georgian), Abwärtskompatibilität [feminine] (German), Rückwärtskompatibilität [feminine] (German), 後方互換性 (kōhō gokansei) (Japanese), 하위 호환성 (hawi hohwanseong) (Korean), hototahi whakamuri (Maori), retrocompatibilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), compatibilidade retroativa [feminine] (Portuguese), compatibilidade reversa [feminine] (Portuguese), обра́тная совмести́мость (obrátnaja sovmestímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), retrocompatibilidad [feminine] (Spanish), bakåtkompatibilitet [common-gender] (Swedish)

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