'update' definitions:
Definition of 'update'
(from WordNet)
noun
News that updates your information
verb
Modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"
verb
Bring up to date; supply with recent information
verb
Bring to the latest state of technology
Definition of 'update'
From: GCIDE
- update \up"date\ ([u^]p"d[=a]t` or [u^]p*d[=a]t"), v. t.
- 1. To make corrections or to add new information to (a document) so as to include the most recent information; as, we update the sales database every night; the book was updated and sold as a new edition. Used often of computerized data bases and documents. [PJC]
- 2. To inform (a person) of the most recent information concerning a topic; as, I updated the director on the status of the project. [PJC]
Definition of 'update'
From: GCIDE
- update \up"date\ ([u^]p"d[=a]t`), n.
- 1. The event or process of updating (in either sense); the information provided in the process of updating; as, I gave the director the latest update on the project; the update took over an hour. [PJC]
- 2. The document or database which results from a process of updating; and updated document or database; as, they distributed the update over the internet. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'update'
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