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update

American  
[uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt] / ʌpˈdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt /

verb (used with object)

updated, updating

  1. to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections.

    to update a science textbook.

  2. Computers. to incorporate new or more accurate information in (a database, program, procedure, etc.).

  3. to bring (a person, organization, etc.) up to date on a particular subject.

    The magazine article will update you on the international situation.

noun

  1. an act or instance of updating.

    to make an update in a financial ledger.

  2. information or data used in updating.

  3. an updated version, model, or the like.

update British  

verb

  1. to bring up to date

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of updating or something that is updated

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • updatable adjective
  • updateable adjective
  • updater noun

Etymology

Origin of update

First recorded in 1940–45; up- + date 1

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