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breaking change

breaking change noun: a change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications.

Noun

breaking change (plural breaking changes)

  1. A change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications.
    • Not possible to fix old entries without a breaking change, so remap old to new in import lib.

Forms of breaking change

pluralbreaking changes

Questions about breaking change

What does breaking change mean?
Breaking change means a change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications.
What part of speech is breaking change?
Breaking change is a noun.
What is the plural of breaking change?
The plural of breaking change is breaking changes.

Words near breaking change in the dictionary

  1. breaking bread
  2. breaking bulk
  3. breaking camp
  4. breaking capacities
  5. breaking capacity
  6. breaking change
  7. breaking changes
  8. breaking character
  9. breaking containment
  10. breaking cover
  11. breaking down

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