"backward-compatible" meaning in English

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      "form": "backward-compatible",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "backward-compatible",
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        "superlative"
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        "1": "-",
        "2": "backward-compatible",
        "sup": "backward-compatible"
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      "expansion": "backward-compatible (not generally comparable, comparative backward-compatible, superlative backward-compatible)",
      "name": "en-adj"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "backward compatible"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1988 September 19, “Big Blue declares war on the bus”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 47,029, page 20, columns 1 and 7",
          "text": "And that this new architecture will be backward-compatible with all of the boards and slot-in accessories that have been designed for the AT range. […] Robert Miles, personal computer group marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard in Australia, said: “[…] H-P believes PCs based on the EISA standard will meet these customer needs because it is fully backward-compatible with today’s software and accessory boards.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 August 10, Steve Alexander, “File problems may not stem from Windows 10”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXIX, number 128, page D3, column 2",
          "text": "Because Microsoft Word is backward-compatible, it should be able to read any older Word file.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 29, Andrew McCredie, “The 10 most reliable 2022 electric vehicles”, in The Province, Vancouver, B.C., page 23, column 6",
          "text": "One of the highlights of the Taycan is its 800-volt charging system, which is backward-compatible so that it also works on 400-volt charging stations up to 150 kW.",
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        }
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        "Alternative form of backward compatible."
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          "backward compatible",
          "backward compatible#English"
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  "word": "backward-compatible"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "backward-compatible",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "backward-compatible",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "-",
        "2": "backward-compatible",
        "sup": "backward-compatible"
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1988 September 19, “Big Blue declares war on the bus”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 47,029, page 20, columns 1 and 7",
          "text": "And that this new architecture will be backward-compatible with all of the boards and slot-in accessories that have been designed for the AT range. […] Robert Miles, personal computer group marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard in Australia, said: “[…] H-P believes PCs based on the EISA standard will meet these customer needs because it is fully backward-compatible with today’s software and accessory boards.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 August 10, Steve Alexander, “File problems may not stem from Windows 10”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXIX, number 128, page D3, column 2",
          "text": "Because Microsoft Word is backward-compatible, it should be able to read any older Word file.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 29, Andrew McCredie, “The 10 most reliable 2022 electric vehicles”, in The Province, Vancouver, B.C., page 23, column 6",
          "text": "One of the highlights of the Taycan is its 800-volt charging system, which is backward-compatible so that it also works on 400-volt charging stations up to 150 kW.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of backward compatible."
      ],
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          "backward compatible",
          "backward compatible#English"
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  "word": "backward-compatible"
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