update

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

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.

Origin of update

First recorded in 1940–45; up- + date¹

Related formsup·dat·a·ble, adjectiveup·dat·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for updater

update

verb (ʌpˈdeɪt) (tr)

to bring up to date

noun (ˈʌpˌdeɪt)

the act of updating or something that is updated

Derived Formsupdateable, adjectiveupdater, noun

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Word Origin and History for updater

update

1948, in reference to information, 1952 in reference to persons, from up + date (v.1). Related: Updated; updating. The noun is attested from 1967.