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update

noun

/ˈʌp.deɪt/ · /ʌpˈdeɪt/

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

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

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

An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.

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

› A change in information, a modification of…

A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.

Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop.

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I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerrillas.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Statistics An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.

stochastic update

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software 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.2024 March 6, John Esposito, “MW3 Zombies Season 2 Reloaded patch notes: New Schematics, Containment Levels, more”, in Dexerto:

Derived terms: core update, forced update
Hyponyms: modernization, aggiornamento

update

verb

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

To bring (a thing) up to date.

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

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

Update me on what happened while I was away.

Ambitransitive To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence.

Bayesian epistemology

I need to update on the new data.
How can I update my priors?

Derived terms: update one's priors

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