backporting
Sign in to saveBackporting is the process of porting a software update that was developed for a relatively current version of a software entity, to an older version of the software. It is a maintenance activity of the software development process. Although a backported update can modify any aspect of the software, the technique is typically used for relatively small scope changes such as fixing a software bug or security vulnerability.
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Backporting is the process of porting a software update that was developed for a relatively current version of a software entity, to an older version of the software. It is a maintenance activity of the software development process. Although a backported update can modify any aspect of the software, the technique is typically used for relatively small scope changes such as fixing a software bug or security vulnerability.
For example, v2 of an application had a vulnerability that was addressed by creating and publishing an update. The same vulnerability exists in v1 and the version is still in use. The modification that was originally applied to v2 is backported to v1 and adapted to apply to v1.