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cross-compatible

cross-compatible adjective: able to use, connect, interact, and function universally with various systems.

Adjective

cross-compatible (comparative more cross-compatible, superlative most cross-compatible)

  1. Able to use, connect, interact, and function universally with various systems.
    • The new video game is cross-compatible for anyone playing it online with teammates from any computer (Linux, Mac, or Windows), smartphone, or video game console.

Forms of cross-compatible

comparativemore cross-compatible
superlativemost cross-compatible

Origin of cross-compatible

From cross- + compatible.

Questions about cross-compatible

What does cross-compatible mean?
Cross-compatible means able to use, connect, interact, and function universally with various systems.
What part of speech is cross-compatible?
Cross-compatible is an adjective.

Words near cross-compatible in the dictionary

  1. cross-collateralizations
  2. cross-collateralize
  3. cross-collateralized
  4. cross-collateralizes
  5. cross-collateralizing
  6. cross-compatible
  7. cross-compilation
  8. cross-compilations
  9. cross-compiler
  10. cross-compilers
  11. cross-complaint

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