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update

noun

  1. message providing the latest information on a topic
  2. software change
  3. make more modern, bring up to date
  4. act of telling someone news as it comes
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verb

  1. (transitive) To bring (a thing) up to date
  2. (transitive) To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments
  3. To replace
  4. make more modern, bring up to date
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʌp.deɪt/ / /ʌpˈdeɪt/

noun

Etymology: From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

  1. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.

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

  2. An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.

    “He gave me an update on the situation in New York.”

  3. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

    “Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.”

    “I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.”

  4. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.

    “stochastic update”

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

    “You should try the update: it rocks.”

    “The mid-season update for MW3 is here, introducing quite a bit of content across all three of CoD’s modes.”

verb

Etymology: From up- + date. Earliest usages from 1940s (see Citations).

  1. To bring (a thing) up to date.

    “I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.”

  2. To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.

    “Update me on what happened while I was away.”