What does update mean?

Definitions for update
ˈʌpˌdeɪt; ˌʌpˈdeɪtup·date

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. updateverb

    news that updates your information

  2. updateverb

    modernize or bring up to date

    "We updated the kitchen in the old house"

  3. updateverb

    bring up to date; supply with recent information

  4. updateverb

    bring to the latest state of technology

Wiktionary

  1. updatenoun

    An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.

    He gave me an update on the situation in New York

  2. updatenoun

    A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

    I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas

  3. updatenoun

    An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.

    I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome

  4. updatenoun

    A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.

  5. updatenoun

    A version of something which is newer than other versions.

    "You should try the update: it rocks."

  6. updateverb

    To bring (a thing) up to date.

    I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.

  7. updateverb

    To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

    Update me on what happened while I was away.

ChatGPT

  1. update

    Update refers to the act of making changes to or adding new information to something that already exist in order to make it more current, correct, efficient, or effective. This could apply to various things such as software, data, documents, or generally any system or process.

Wikidata

  1. Update

    An SQL UPDATE statement changes the data of one or more records in a table. Either all the rows can be updated, or a subset may be chosen using a condition. The UPDATE statement has the following form: For the UPDATE to be successful, the user must have data manipulation privileges on the table or column and the updated value must not conflict with all the applicable constraints. In some databases, such as PostgreSQL, when a FROM clause is present, what essentially happens is that the target table is joined to the tables mentioned in the fromlist, and each output row of the join represents an update operation for the target table. When using FROM, one should ensure that the join produces at most one output row for each row to be modified. In other words, a target row shouldn't join to more than one row from the other table. If it does, then only one of the join rows will be used to update the target row, but which one will be used is not readily predictable. Because of this indeterminacy, referencing other tables only within sub-selects is safer, though often harder to read and slower than using a join.

Editors Contribution

  1. update

    A communicated, intuitive or known change to data or information.

    They did receive a weekly update from their team leader who guided everyone with a calm, reliable and steady manner.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020  


  2. update

    To provide just, honest and truthful data, information, proof or facts.

    They did update their wedding plans together and look forward with joyful anticipation.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'update' in Verbs Frequency: #769

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of update in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of update in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of update in a Sentence

  1. Janey Whiteside:

    We are very sorry that you received an offensive and unacceptable email, we are working to update the account sign-up process to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again.

  2. Naomi Wilson:

    Confusion stemming from the May 2019 entity list update had inadvertently sidelined U.S. companies from some technical standards conversations, putting them at a strategic disadvantage.

  3. Amy Coney Barrett:

    Maybe things have changed so that we should change Title IX, maybe those arguing in favor of this kind of transgender bathroom access are right. ... But it does seem to strain the text of the statute to say that Title IX demands it, so is that the kind of thing that Supreme Court should interpret the statute to update it to pick sides on this policy debate ? Or should we go to our Congress ?

  4. Kwon Young-jae:

    It was easy to update the page up until the beginning of last week, but with tens of new patients every few hours, it's starting to take a toll on us.

  5. Disney Cruise Line:

    After a very careful and thorough review, Seabourn has decided to replace the July 2, 2016 turn port of Istanbul with Piraeus (Athens). Seabourn is closely monitoring the situation in Istanbul, the company analyzes information regarding safety and security from many sources, which includes liaising with government intelligence agencies and on-the-ground port security assessments. We are in the process of assessing other upcoming scheduled visits to Istanbul. We will provide an update in the next 24 hours. The safety of our guests and crew is our top priority.

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