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update

[ verb uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt; noun uhp-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, up·dat·ed, up·dat·ing.
  1. to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections:

    to update a science textbook.

  2. Computers. to incorporate new or more accurate information in (a database, program, procedure, etc.).
  3. to bring (a person, organization, etc.) up to date on a particular subject:

    The magazine article will update you on the international situation.



noun

  1. an act or instance of updating:

    to make an update in a financial ledger.

  2. information or data used in updating.
  3. an updated version, model, or the like.

update

verb

  1. to bring up to date


noun

  1. the act of updating or something that is updated

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Derived Forms

  • upˈdater, noun
  • upˈdateable, adjective

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Other Words From

  • up·data·ble adjective
  • up·dater noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of update1

First recorded in 1940–45; up- + date 1

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