backward compatibility
Syllables: back·ward com·pat·i·bil·i·ty/ˈbækwɜːd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/US/ˈbækwɜɹd kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
backward compatibility noun: the capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; (countable) an instance of this.
Noun
backward compatibility (usually uncountable, plural backward compatibilities)
- The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; (countable) an instance of this.
- Antonyms:
- backward incompatibility
backward compatibility meaning in Kannada
backward compatibility in Kannada
- ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ, ಹಿಂ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ, ಹಿಂದಾಣಿಕೆ
Antonyms of backward compatibility
Forms of backward compatibility
| plural | backward compatibilities |
|---|---|
| alternative form | backwards compatibility |
Origin of backward compatibility
From backward (adjective) + compatibility (noun).
Words that rhyme with backward compatibility
- sensibility
- utility
- facility
- ability
- disability
- compatibility
- possibility
- probability
- fertility
- fragility
- futility
- impossibility
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- senility
- virility
- vulnerability
- agility
- capability
- comfortability
- flexibility
- hostility
- improbability
- indomitability
- instability
- juvenility
- nobility
- stability
- accommodability
- affability
- backwards compatibility
- bouncebackability
- chewability
- creatability
- debility
- diffability
- ductility
- forward compatibility
- forwards compatibility
- fuckability
- humility
- impressionability
- ineffability
- irascibility
- manageability
- mutility
- tabability
- unassailability
- upward compatibility
- versatility
Questions about backward compatibility
- What does backward compatibility mean?
- Backward compatibility means the capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; (countable) an instance of this.
- What is backward compatibility in Kannada?
- Backward compatibility in Kannada is ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ, ಹಿಂ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ, ಹಿಂದಾಣಿಕೆ. See Backward compatibility meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is backward compatibility?
- Backward compatibility is a noun.
- How do you pronounce backward compatibility?
- Backward compatibility is pronounced /ˈbækwɜːd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of backward compatibility?
- The plural of backward compatibility is backward compatibilities.
Words near backward compatibility in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: backward compatibility (page history and authors); backward compatibility (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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