Meanings
nounsidegrade (plural sidegrades)
plural sidegrades
- computingA form of upgrade involving a switch to a different but equivalent product, e.g. another manufacturer or another operating system.
Synonyms: samegrade
- gamesA choice that is different from, but not objectively better or worse than, another.
verbsidegrade (third-person singular simple present sidegrades, present participle sidegrading, simple past and past participle sidegraded)
present singular third person sidegrades · participle present sidegrading · participle past sidegraded · past sidegraded
- ambitransitivecomputingTo switch to a different but equivalent product.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of upgrade involving a switch to a different but equivalent product, e.g. another manufacturer or another operating system.
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APA
sidegrade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidegrade
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“sidegrade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidegrade. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidegrade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidegrade.
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