backward-compatible

comparative more backward-compatible · superlative most backward-compatible

1. alternativeAlternative form of backward compatible.

   Because Microsoft Word is backward-compatible, it should be able to read any older Word file.

   2020 August 10, Steve Alexander, “File problems may not stem from Windows 10”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXIX, number 128, page D3, column 2

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   And that this new architecture will be backward-compatible with all of the boards and slot-in accessories that have been designed for the AT range. […] Robert Miles, personal computer group marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard in Australia, said: “[…] H-P believes PCs based on the EISA standard will meet these customer needs because it is fully backward-compatible with today’s software and accessory boards.”

   1988 September 19, “Big Blue declares war on the bus”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 47,029, page 20, columns 1 and 7

   One of the highlights of the Taycan is its 800-volt charging system, which is backward-compatible so that it also works on 400-volt charging stations up to 150 kW.

   2022 August 29, Andrew McCredie, “The 10 most reliable 2022 electric vehicles”, in The Province, Vancouver, B.C., page 23, column 6