sidegrade
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editsidegrade (plural sidegrades)
- (computing) A form of upgrade involving a switch to a different but equivalent product, e.g. another manufacturer or another operating system.
- (gaming) A choice that is comparatively different but not objectively better or worse than another.
Verb
editsidegrade (third-person singular simple present sidegrades, present participle sidegrading, simple past and past participle sidegraded)
- (computing, transitive, intransitive) To switch to a different but equivalent product.