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backports

backports is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 backports

What is backports the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Backports is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backport.

Words near backports in the dictionary

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

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