Meanings
comparative more backward compatible · superlative most backward compatible · alternative backward-compatible · alternative backwards compatible · alternative backwards-compatible
- computingCapable of interoperating with older systems.
The new editor is backward compatible with all versions later than 1.17.
Antonyms: backward incompatible
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of interoperating with older systems.
Origin
Back-formation from backward compatibility.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 向下兼容
- 向下兼容 (xiàngxià jiānróng)compatible with older systems
Danish baglæns kompatibel
- baglæns kompatibelcompatible with older systems
Finnish taaksepäin yhteensopiva
- taaksepäin yhteensopivacompatible with older systems
French rétrocompatible
- rétrocompatiblecompatible with older systems
German abwärtskompatibel, rückwärtskompatibel
- abwärtskompatibelcompatible with older systems
- rückwärtskompatibelcompatible with older systems
Japanese 後方互換
- 後方互換 (kōhō gokan)compatible with older systems
Portuguese retrocompatível
- retrocompatívelcompatible with older systems
Russian обра́тно совмести́мый
- обра́тно совмести́мый (obrátno sovmestímyj)compatible with older systems
Spanish retrocompatible
- retrocompatiblecompatible with older systems
Swedish bakåtkompatibel
- bakåtkompatibelcompatible with older systems
Cite this entry
backward compatible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backward%20compatible
“backward compatible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backward%20compatible. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backward compatible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backward%20compatible.
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