backport

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Synonyms: backcourt, backword, jackpot, back out, backlot, lockport, rockport, backmost, backworm, backout, bayport

Antonyms: backcourt, backword, jackpot, back out, backlot, lockport, rockport, backmost, backworm, backout, bayport

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Verb

1. To [[retroactively]] [[supply#Verb|supply]] to a [[previous#Adjective|previous]] [[version#Noun|version]] of a [[software]] [[product#Noun|product]] a [[fix#Noun|fix]] or a [[new#Adjective|new]] [[feature#Noun|feature]] at the same [[time#Noun|time]] or after supplying it to the [[current#Adjective|current]] version.
2. {{lb|en|also|video games}} To [[rerelease#Verb|re-release]] software on its [[original#Adjective|original]] or a previous [[platform#Noun|platform]] with new features, after its [[release#Noun|release]] on a different platform.

Noun

1. An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[backport#Verb|backporting]].
2. A [[software]] [[program#Noun|program]] that has been backported.

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