Forward compatibility
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forward-compatibility-165-16932232
title:
Forward compatibility
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Forward compatibility or upward compatibility is a design characteristic that allows a system to accept input intended for a later version of itself. The concept can be applied to entire systems, electrical interfaces, telecommunication signals, data communication protocols, file formats, and programming languages. A standard supports forward compatibility if a product that complies with earlier versions can "gracefully" process input designed for later versions of the standard, ignoring new par
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Design characteristic that allows a system to accept input intended for a later version of itself
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_compatibility
date created:
2003-08-27T17:40:46Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T15:51:13Z
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