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backporting

backporting is the present participle and gerund of backport.

Meaning of backport

Verb

backport (third-person singular simple present backports, present participle backporting, simple past and past participle backported)

  1. (transitive) To retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.
    Synonyms:
    retrofit
    Antonyms:
    port
  2. (also, transitive) To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform.

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Questions about backporting

What is backporting the present participle and gerund of?
Backporting is the present participle and gerund of backport.

Words near backporting in the dictionary

  1. backporches
  2. backport
  3. backportability
  4. backportable
  5. backported
  6. backporting
  7. backports
  8. backpost
  9. backposts
  10. backpressure
  11. backpressures

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