b/c

A form of backward compatibility — The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; (countable) an instance of this.

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Meanings

nounb/c (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of backward compatibility.
conjunction
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of because.
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