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backward incompatible

backward incompatible adjective: incapable of interoperating with older systems.

Adjective

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

  1. Incapable of interoperating with older systems.

Antonyms of backward incompatible

Forms of backward incompatible

comparativemore backward incompatible
superlativemost backward incompatible

Words formed from backward incompatible

Questions about backward incompatible

What does backward incompatible mean?
Backward incompatible means incapable of interoperating with older systems.
What part of speech is backward incompatible?
Backward incompatible is an adjective.

Words near backward incompatible in the dictionary

  1. backward dive
  2. backward dives
  3. backward in coming forward
  4. backward incompatibilities
  5. backward incompatibility
  6. backward incompatible
  7. backward induction
  8. backward inductions
  9. backward integration
  10. backward integrations
  11. backward linkage

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