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crossgrader

crossgrader is the agent noun of crossgrade.

Meaning of crossgrade

Noun

crossgrade (plural crossgrades)

  1. An upgrade of a software application that enables it to run on a different platform.
    • If you install the upgrade or cross-grade first and then perform your migration, you may accidentally wind up with corrupted application settings.2009, Elna Tymes, Charles Prael, Switching to Microsoft Windows 7, Que Publishing, →ISBN
  2. A switch from an existing subscription to one at the same price or service level.

See all 4 meanings of crossgrade

Forms of crossgrader

pluralcrossgraders

Origin of crossgrader

From crossgrade + -er.

Questions about crossgrader

What is crossgrader the agent noun of?
Crossgrader is the agent noun of crossgrade.

Words near crossgrader in the dictionary

  1. Crossgar
  2. Crossgates
  3. crossgender
  4. crossgrade
  5. crossgraded
  6. crossgrader
  7. crossgraders
  8. crossgrades
  9. crossgrading
  10. crossgrained
  11. crossgrainedness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossgrader (page history and authors); crossgrade (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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