backward compatible

See also: backward-compatible

English

Alternative forms

• backward-compatible
• backwards compatible, backwards-compatible

Etymology

Back-formation from backward compatibility.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpætəb(ə)l/, [ˌbækwɚdkəmˈpæɾəb(ə)l]

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

backward compatible (not generally comparable, comparative backward compatible, superlative backward compatible)

1. (software) Capable of interoperating with older systems.

   Antonym: backward incompatible

   The new editor is backward compatible with all versions later than 1.17.

Related terms

• backward compatibility
• forward compatible

Translations

compatible with older systems

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 向下兼容 (xiàngxià jiānróng)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Danish: baglæns kompatibel
• Finnish: taaksepäin yhteensopiva
• French: rétrocompatible (fr) m or f
• Galician: retrocompatible, retrocompatíbel
• Georgian: უკუთავსებადი (uḳutavsebadi)
• German: abwärtskompatibel, rückwärtskompatibel
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 後方互換 (kōhō gokan)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: retrocompatível
• Russian: обра́тно совмести́мый (obrátno sovmestímyj)
• Spanish: retrocompatible
• Swedish: bakåtkompatibel (sv)