update

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See also: Update and updaté

English

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Etymology

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From up- +‎ date.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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update (plural updates)

  1. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
    He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
  2. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
    I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas.
  3. An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
    I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
  4. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
    Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
    I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
  5. A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    You should try the update: it rocks.

Usage notes

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  • In a software context there is a distinction between an update and an upgrade: updates usually include important security patches or bug fixes; an upgrade implies substantial new features and often has to be bought separately (in case of commercial software).

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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update (third-person singular simple present updates, present participle updating, simple past and past participle updated)

  1. (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
    I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
  2. (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
    Update me on what happened while I was away.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: opdatere, opdatering
  • French: updater

Translations

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Chinese

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Etymology

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From English update.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. update (Classifier: c)

Verb

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update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. to update

Adjective

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update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. up-to-date

See also

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References

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English update.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʏp.deːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: up‧date

Noun

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update m (plural updates, diminutive updateje n)

  1. an update
    Synonym: bijwerking
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French

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Verb

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update

  1. inflection of updater:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English update.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.piˈdej.t͡ʃi/ [a.piˈdeɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /apˈdejt͡ʃ/ [apˈdeɪ̯t͡ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /apˈdejt͡ʃ/ [apˈdeɪ̯t͡ʃ], /a.piˈdej.t͡ʃi/ [a.piˈdeɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
 

Noun

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update m or f (plural updates)

  1. (colloquial) update
    Synonym: atualização

References

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  • "Update" in Dicionário Informal