"update" meaning in English

See update in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌpdeɪt/ Audio: en-us-update.ogg [US] Forms: update [singular], updates [plural]
enPR: ŭp'dāt Etymology: up- + date Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|up|date}} up- + date Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. New information.
    Sense id: simple-update-en-noun-oGicJO4i
  2. A change from older information to newer information.
    Sense id: simple-update-en-noun-RX2qXtff
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with up-

Verb

IPA: /ʌpˈdeɪt/ Forms: update [canonical], updates [third-person, singular], updated [past], updated [past, participle], updating [present, participle]
enPR: ŭpdāt' Etymology: up- + date Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|up|date}} up- + date Head templates: {{verb|updat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you update something, you add changes to make it newer times or new ideas.
    Sense id: simple-update-en-verb-BAKG3OCo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with up-
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