verb, noun — 4 senses
Etymology From back + port.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To retroactively supply to a previous version of a software product a fix or a new feature at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Video games Also To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform.
Etymology From back + port.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An act of backporting.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A software program that has been backported.
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