Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To bring up to date: update a textbook; update the files.
- n. Information that updates something.
- n. The act or an instance of bringing something up to date.
- n. An updated version of something.
Wiktionary
- n. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
- n. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data.
- n. An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information.
- n. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
- n. A version of something which is newer than other versions.
- v. transitive To bring (a thing) up to date.
- v. transitive To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
WordNet 3.0
- n. news that updates your information
- v. bring to the latest state of technology
- v. bring up to date; supply with recent information
- v. modernize or bring up to date
Etymologies
- From up- + date. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The label update announced Tuesday is separate from a pending decision from the FDA commissioner about whether to strip the approval of Avastin for breast cancer.”
The Wall Street Journal: FDA: Avastin Could Affect Fertility in Women
“They've also released a title update that fixes a number of bugs and exploits, which you can read about here .”
“Xbox Live Operations Blog attributes this to the title update and map pack releasing in the wrong order.”
“Unfortunately, the Stimulus Package doesn't function correctly without the title update,”
“The title update is required whether or not you choose to purchase the Stimulus Package.”
“According to Microsoft, the DLC was released ahead of the title update but the new content doesn't function properly without the title update.”
“However, the title update/patch itself (without the issue) is needed for both platforms in order to fix some main game items, as well as enable functionality for Return to Ostagar, and future functionality that benefits upcoming DLC.”
“The issue we saw on 360, which was introduced with the title update, also exists on the PS3 patch that was planned to go out with the Return to Ostagar DLC for PS3 - it is a console agnostic issue.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘update’.
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The Buzz
The bang, the cannonade,
the bale, the hum.lab situation, media, startup, scientific, gameplay, social, intuitive, creative, collaborative, funding, non-governmental ..., consultant and 124 more...
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TECH - web application frameworks
object-oriented p..., ALGOL, validation, Erlang, markup language, Python, hibernate, framework, Apache, template, mapper, Java and 310 more...
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EN - newSPEAK
Buzzwords of our time
actionable, administrivia, advermation, agreeance, backbone provider, back-sourcing, baked in, bandwidth, barn raising, Barneyware, belly-buttons, Below Zeros and 1076 more...
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webdev
random webdev lingo used primarily in computer programming.
( open list, randomness, technical jargon, geek speak )
more:
ajax, user, admin, frontend, backend, database, sql, protocol, call, dom, layout, ui and 439 more... -
WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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It's a date!
date, date palm, dating, save the date, it's a date, radiocarbon dating, uranium-thorium d..., rubidium-strontiu..., date night, date of birth, dateline, double date and 65 more...
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Instant List
Things that are instant.
noodles, messenger, coffee, approval, breakfast, camera, attraction, espresso, eye lift, facelift, film, gratification and 26 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
bumwank, calamity, recalcitrant, gayenese, jeeze, nonsense, flabbergasted, juxtapose, procrastinating, ossanity, biffing, loser and 1972 more... -
Words grabbed from real life conversa...
If I've seen it, heard it, or marvelled at it, I'll stick it here.
cruft, ermine, redundant, shakespearean, camino, marvelous, stupendous, chagrin, shaven, sleek, smug, stillness and 325 more...
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Insurance Data-Related words
claimant, delete, register, invoice, spreadsheet, alert, electronic, cartridge, password, dashboard, certificate, presentation and 90 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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Technologic
The song by Daft Punk. Just add "it" to the end of these.
buy, use, break, fix, trash, change, melt, upgrade, pawn, zoom, press, snap and 49 more...
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Meta
Because in this crazy place, technical feedback on site bugs goes on the page for the word 'bugs'. See also Meta Squared, plethora's list of meta lists.
bugs, features, mobile, wordie, wordnet, madeupical, tagging, merch, weirdnet, tag, meta, search and 83 more...
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words from my todo list
send, buy, get, talk, write, blog, return, pick up, listen, go, open, construct and 10 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for update.
reesetee Heehee. Dec 4, 2009
bilby Update. Dec 4, 2009
vanishedone Oh, and list names do indeed appear on the comments page, but in their-hyphenated-forms. Nov 19, 2009
vanishedone On this word's pages, taking this word and listing it produces a 404 page where the blue listing box should be. Other word pages seem to be fine... Nov 19, 2009
john A bunch of limboed lists have been returned home, including all those reported by Whichbe and Prolagus. The comments section on Zeitgeist now includes those made on lists and profiles, and has a 'past comments' link at the top, which will let you page backwards through every comment ever left on Wordnik or Wordie. If you go back far enough you may find some of the Wordie comments are out of order with respect to the Wordnik ones; that will be fixed soon.
The word pages now also show the comment count in parentheses next to the 'Comments' button. Arby, you can now shove words (though not in Safari, apparently--working on that). And about the Random button—what uselessness said :-)
Some other tweaks and refinements were sprinkled around, and probably a few new bugs too. On deck for the next release: get tags working correctly, add more zeitgeist data, and fix a slew of bugs.
Thanks for your patience with all this remodeling, and please let me know if you have any suggestions or questions, or just feel like ranting.
xo Nov 19, 2009
gangerh Missed that.
Can you bring me up to speed on it. Jan 31, 2008
bilby "Note: Windows Update might require an update before you can install updates..."
- the sparkling prose of Windows Vista. Jan 31, 2008