Meaning of backwards compatibility in English:
backwards compatibility
noun
(also backward compatibility)
‘The backwards compatibility and mature interoperability make this easy to implement.’
- ‘We want to continue to provide one generation of backwards compatibility, but at some point you are going to hit the limit of the technology.’
- ‘The backwards compatibility is another winning feature for this machine.’
- ‘In addition to DVD-R and DVD-RW, it can write CD-R and CD-RW discs, providing backwards compatibility.’
- ‘A lack of backwards compatibility also angered thousands of users and many vowed to use competing products.’
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