update

[ verb uhp-deyt, uhp-deyt; noun uhp-deyt ]

/ verb ʌpˈdeɪt, ˈʌpˌdeɪt; noun ˈʌpˌdeɪt /

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verb (used with object), up·dat·ed, up·dat·ing.

to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections: to update a science textbook.

Computers. to incorporate new or more accurate information in (a database, program, procedure, etc.).

to bring (a person, organization, etc.) up to date on a particular subject: The magazine article will update you on the international situation.

noun

an act or instance of updating: to make an update in a financial ledger.

information or data used in updating.

an updated version, model, or the like.

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Origin of update

First recorded in 1940–45; up- + date¹

OTHER WORDS FROM update

up·dat·a·ble, adjectiveup·dat·er, noun

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How to use update in a sentence

In June, Apple blocked an update to Basecamp’s Hey email app after the developer refused to implement a way to sign up in the app, which would have given Apple up to 30% of its revenue from the App Store.
Apple to cut app store fees in half for most developers|Verne Kopytoff|November 18, 2020|Fortune
Regulators required Boeing to complete a complex update to the Max’s flight-control computers so that they are more redundant.
FAA gives Boeing 737 Max the green light to fly again, shares soar|kdunn6|November 18, 2020|Fortune
Gloo Mesh users get production Istio support including updates and patches.
Solo.io announces service mesh platform aimed at enterprise customers|Ron Miller|November 12, 2020|TechCrunch
Wearing a mask protects you, not only those around you, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a significant update to its guidance on face coverings.
Live updates: Masks also protect the wearer, CDC announces|Antonia Farzan, Rick Noack, Marisa Iati, Paulina Villegas, Siobhán O'Grady, Hamza Shaban, Meryl Kornfield, Darren Sands, Ruby Mellen|November 11, 2020|Washington Post

Older titles are beginning to roll out their next-gen updates, which emphasizes how well Xbox has handled backwards compatibility.
The Xbox Series X offers killer gaming—if your TV can handle it|Stan Horaczek|November 11, 2020|Popular-Science
This year, a bare-bones welfare program will continue into the New Year without being updated.
To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block|Monica Potts|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Note: This piece was updated to reflect that Mrs. Landingham died while Aaron Sorkin was still writing The West Wing.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This article has been updated to include additional comment from Doug Stafford.
Rand Paul Declares War on ISIS—and Allows Boots on the Ground|Olivia Nuzzi|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This story has been updated to include additional comment from Doug Stafford.
Rand Paul Beats Ted Cruz, Saves NSA From ‘Reform’|Tim Mak, Olivia Nuzzi|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Editor's Note: This article has been updated with a statement from Charles Wycuff's lawyer.
Ohio Elementary School Teacher Charged With Raping Her Son|Nina Strochlic|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus the display, automatically rewritten over and over, is updated from time to time by the computer.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.
Over 1000 linked footnotes were prepared for the last volume of the latter set in this updated edition.
The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
Some illustrations have been moved and page references to such illustrations have been updated.
Foods and Household Management|Helen Kinne
His was but an updated version appealing to the mobile North American lifestyle.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
Some illustrations have been moved and the corresponding entries in the lists of illustrations updated.
The Decoration of Leather|Georges de Rcy

British Dictionary definitions for update

update

verb (ʌpˈdeɪt) (tr)

to bring up to date

noun (ˈʌpˌdeɪt)

the act of updating or something that is updated

Derived forms of update

updateable, adjectiveupdater, noun

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