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From up- +‎ date.

update (plural updates)

  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.

    I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas.

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

    I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.

  4. 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.

  5. A version of something which is newer than other versions.

    You should try the update: it rocks.

  • 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).

action of making something up to date

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.

to make something up to date

to advise a person so that they are up to date

From English update.

update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. update (Classifier: 個／个 c)

update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. to update

update (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  1. up-to-date

Borrowed from English update.

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

update m (plural updates, diminutive updateje n)

  1. an update
    Synonym: bijwerking

update

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

Unadapted borrowing from English update.

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

update m or f (plural updates)

  1. (colloquial) update
    Synonym: atualização
  • "Update" in Dicionário Informal