Wiktionary

update

See also: Update and updaté

English

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Etymology

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From up- +‎ date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

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Noun

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update (plural updates)

  1. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
    I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
    1. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
      He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
  2. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
    1. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
      Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
      I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.
      I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas.
    2. (statistics, computing) An adjustment of parametres in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
      stochastic update
  3. (software) A version of something which is newer than other versions.
    You should try the update: it rocks.
    • 2024 March 6, John Esposito, “MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded patch notes: New Schematics, Containment Levels, more”, in Dexerto‎[1]:
      The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes.

Usage notes

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  • 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).

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Verb

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update (third-person singular simple present updates, present participle updating, simple past and past participle updated)

  1. (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date.
    I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
  2. (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
    Update me on what happened while I was away.

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Chinese

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Etymology

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From English update.

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update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. update (Classifier: 個／个 c)

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update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. to update

Adjective

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update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. up-to-date

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English update.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʏp.deːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: up‧date

Noun

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update m (plural updates, diminutive updateje n)

  1. an update
    Synonym: bijwerking
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French

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update

  1. inflection of updater:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Polish

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English updateubor.
Polish update

    Unadapted borrowing from English update.

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    update m inan (indeclinable)

    1. (computer science) update (action of making something up to date)
      Synonym: aktualizacja

    Declension

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    Declension of update
    singular plural
    nominative update update'y
    genitive update'u update'ów
    dative update'owi update'om
    accusative update update'y
    instrumental update'em update'ami
    locative updacie update'ach
    vocative updacie update'y

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    Indeclinable.

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    verbs

    Further reading

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    • “update”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English update.

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    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.piˈdej.t͡ʃi/ [a.piˈdeɪ̯.t͡ʃi], /apˈdejt͡ʃ/ [apˈdeɪ̯t͡ʃ]
     

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    update m or f (plural updates)

    1. (colloquial) update
      Synonym: atualização

    References

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    • "Update" in Dicionário Informal
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