forward compatible

English

Alternative forms

• forwards compatible

Etymology

Back-formation from forward compatibility.

Adjective

forward compatible (comparative more forward compatible, superlative most forward compatible)

1. (software) Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.

   In order to be forward compatible, we keep a configurable list of valid keywords that we don't understand.

Related terms

• backward compatible
• forward compatibility

Translations

compatible with future systems

Chinese: Mandarin: 向前兼容的 (xiàngqián jiānróng de) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: eteenpäin yhteensopiva Georgian: წინთავსებადი (c̣intavsebadi) German: aufwärtskompatibel Japanese: 前方互換 (ja) (zenpō gokan) Korean: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: совмести́мый сни́зу вверх (sovmestímyj snízu vverx) Swedish: framåtkompatibel