forward compatible

English

Alternative forms

• forwards compatible

Etymology

Back-formation from forward compatibility.

Adjective

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

1. (software) Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.

   In order to be forward compatible, we keep a configurable list of valid keywords that we don't understand.

Related terms

• backward compatible
• forward compatibility

Translations

compatible with future systems

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 向前兼容的 (xiàngqián jiānróng de)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: eteenpäin yhteensopiva
• Georgian: წინთავსებადი (c̣intavsebadi)
• German: aufwärtskompatibel
• Japanese: 前方互換 (zenpō gokan)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: совмести́мый сни́зу вверх (sovmestímyj snízu vverx)
• Swedish: framåtkompatibel