| 单词 | upward-compatible |
| 释义 | > as lemmasupward-compatible 9. upward compatibility, the property of computer software and hardware by virtue of which software written for a less capable machine can be used on a more capable one; so upward-compatible adjectival phrase, exhibiting upward compatibility. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > compatible > of newer machines upward-compatible1964 upgradable1974 upwardly compatible1981 1964 Computer Bull. June 44/2 The ibm system/360 is available in six models... IBM is developing an additional, very high performance system to be upward-compatible with these models. 1965 Computer Bull. June 20/1 In addition to upward compatibility the Compatibles/100 offer users the protection of a more complete range of software. 1976 Aviation Week 6 Sept. 155/1 All software in the series is upward-compatible. 1979 Business Week (Industr. ed.) 27 Aug. 83 The new system is aimed at providing the current users of GSD's systems with a more powerful, upward-compatible system. 1982 Computerworld 15 Mar. 4/1 The system is upward-compatible with both the Harris 1600 and Harris 9200 series processors. 1983 Austral. Personal Computer Oct. 49/2 There are..rumours that IBM will soon release an in-house developed DOS..which will be more upward compatible to IBM disk operating systems. 1983 Pop. Computing Nov. 15 Instruction sets for the micro~processors are ‘upward compatible’, that is, a program written for the original Z80 will also work on the faster Z80A, Z80B, or Z80H, but the reverse is not necessarily true. 1984 Computerworld 16 Apr. 47 Version 4.0 provides full upward compatibility for Template Version 3.0 applications programs. < as lemmas |
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