update
English
Etymology
From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).
Pronunciation
- (noun) enPR: ŭp'dāt, ŭp-dāt'; IPA(key): /ˈʌp.deɪt/, IPA(key): /ʌpˈdeɪt/
Audio (US): (file)
- (verb) enPR: ŭp-dāt', IPA(key): /ʌpˈdeɪt/, IPA(key): /ˈʌp.deɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
- Rhymes: -eɪt
Noun
update (plural updates)
- An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
- He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
- A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
- I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas.
- An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
- I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
- A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
- Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
- I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
- A version of something which is newer than other versions.
- You should try the update: it rocks.
Usage notes
- In a software context there is a distinction between an update and an upgrade: updates usually include important security patches or bug fixes; an upgrade implies substantial new features and often has to be bought separately (in case of commercial software).
Derived terms
Translations
advisement with up-to-date information
action of making something up to date
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action of advising someone so that they are up to date
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Verb
update (third-person singular simple present updates, present participle updating, simple past and past participle updated)
- (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
- I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
- (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
- Update me on what happened while I was away.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
to make something up to date
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to advise a person so that they are up to date
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Further reading
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ap1 dei1
- Yale: āp dēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ap7 dei1
- Guangdong Romanization: eb1 déi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɐp̚⁵ tei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
update (Hong Kong Cantonese)
Verb
update (Hong Kong Cantonese)
- to update
Adjective
update (Hong Kong Cantonese)
See also
- up (ap1)
References
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʏp.deːt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: up‧date
Noun
update m (plural updates, diminutive updateje n)
- an update
- Synonym: bijwerking
Related terms
French
Verb
update
- inflection of updater:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English update.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈap.dɛjt/
- Rhymes: -apdɛjt
- Syllabification: up‧date
Noun
update m inan (indeclinable)
- (computer science) update (action of making something up to date)
- Synonym: aktualizacja
Declension
Declension of update
singular | plural | |
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nominative | update | update'y |
genitive | update'u | update'ów |
dative | update'owi | update'om |
accusative | update | update'y |
instrumental | update'em | update'ami |
locative | updacie | update'ach |
vocative | updacie | update'y |
or
Indeclinable.
Derived terms
verbs
- updatować impf
Further reading
- update in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English update.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.piˈdej.t͡ʃi/ [a.piˈdeɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /apˈdejt͡ʃ/ [apˈdeɪ̯t͡ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /apˈdejt͡ʃ/ [apˈdeɪ̯t͡ʃ], /a.piˈdej.t͡ʃi/ [a.piˈdeɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpdɐjt/ [ɐˈpðɐjt]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpdejt/ [ɐˈpðejt]
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpdejt/ [ɐˈpðejt]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpdet/ [ɐˈpðet]
Noun
update m or f (plural updates)
- (colloquial) update
- Synonym: atualização
References
- "Update" in Dicionário Informal