Definitions for backward compatibility
back·ward com·pat·i·bil·i·ty

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1. backward compatibilitynoun

   Capability of interoperating with older systems.

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1. Backward compatibility

   Backward compatibility (sometimes known as backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially in telecommunications and computing. Modifying a system in a way that does not allow backward compatibility is sometimes called "breaking" backward compatibility.A complementary concept is forward compatibility. A design that is forward-compatible usually has a roadmap for compatibility with future standards and products.

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1. Backward compatibility

   In telecommunications and computing, a product or technology is backward or downward compatible if it can work with input generated by an older product or technology. If products designed for the new standard can receive, read, view or play older standards or formats, then the product is said to be backward-compatible; examples of such a standard include data formats and communication protocols. Modifications to a system that do not allow backward compatibility are sometimes called "breaking changes." The reverse is forward compatibility, which implies that old devices allow data formats generated by new devices, perhaps without supporting all new features. A standard supports forward compatibility if older product versions can receive, read, view, or play the new standard. For example, the introduction of FM stereo transmission allowed backward compatibility since new FM radio receivers could receive monaural signals generated by old transmitters. It also allowed forward compatibility, since old monaural FM radio receivers could still receive a signal from a new transmitter. In programming languages, backward compatibility refers to the ability of a compiler for version N of the language to accept programs or data that worked under version N - 1. By this definition, if previous versions were also backward compatible, which is often the case, then, by induction, version N will also accept input that worked under any prior version after, and including, the latest one that was not backward compatible. However, in practice, features are often deprecated and support is dropped in a later release, which is yet thought of as backward compatible.

How to pronounce backward compatibility?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of backward compatibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of backward compatibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backward_Compatibility
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_Compatibility
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=backward compatibility