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updates

updates is the plural of update.

updates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of update.

Meaning of update

Noun

update (plural updates)

  1. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
    • I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
    1. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
      • He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
  2. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
    • Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
  3. An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
    • stochastic update
  4. A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    • You should try the update: it rocks.

See all 8 meanings of update

Phrases with updates

Questions about updates

What is updates the plural of?
Updates is the plural of update.

Words near updates in the dictionary

  1. updateable
  2. updated
  3. updated one's priors
  4. updater
  5. updaters
  6. updates
  7. updates one's priors
  8. updating
  9. updating one's priors
  10. updatings
  11. updation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: updates (page history and authors); update (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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