UPDATE

update

(noun) the act of bringing someone or something up to date; “the server update ran overnight”; “the local news station broadcast a special weather update”

update

(noun) information or data that updates; “do you have the latest software update?”; “I just heard the update on the unemployment figures”

update

(verb) modernize or bring up to date; “We updated the kitchen in the old house”

update

(verb) bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data; “tonight, I will update my operating system”; “we updated the database with the most recent figures”

update

(verb) bring up to date; supply with recent information

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

update (plural updates)

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

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

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

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

A version of something which is newer than other versions.

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).

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.

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

Anagrams

• tapued

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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