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backward-compatible

backward-compatible is the alternative form of backward compatible.

Meaning of backward compatible

Adjective

backward compatible (comparative more backward compatible, superlative most backward compatible)

  1. Capable of interoperating with older systems.
    • The new editor is backward compatible with all versions later than 1.17.

Forms of backward-compatible

comparativemore backward-compatible
superlativemost backward-compatible

Questions about backward-compatible

What is backward-compatible the alternative form of?
Backward-compatible is the alternative form of backward compatible.

Words near backward-compatible in the dictionary

  1. backward rationalizing
  2. backward roll
  3. backward rolls
  4. backward slash
  5. backward slashes
  6. backward-compatible
  7. backward-looking
  8. backward-lookingness
  9. backward-rationalize
  10. backward-rationalized
  11. backward-rationalizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backward-compatible (page history and authors); backward compatible (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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