forward compatible

English

Alternative forms

forwards compatible

Etymology

Back-formation from forward compatibility.

Adjective

forward compatible (not generally comparable, comparative forward compatible, superlative forward compatible)

(software) Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.
In order to be forward compatible, we keep a configurable list of valid keywords that we don't understand.

Related terms

Translations

compatible with future systems

Chinese:
Mandarin: 向前兼容的 (xiàngqián jiānróng de)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: eteenpäin yhteensopiva
Georgian: წინთავსებადი (c̣intavsebadi)
German: aufwärtskompatibel
Japanese: 前方互換 (zenpō gokan)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: совмести́мый сни́зу вверх (sovmestímyj snízu vverx)
Swedish: framåtkompatibel

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