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downward compatibility [′dau̇n·wərd kəm‚pad·ə′bil·əd·ē]

(computer science)

The ability of an older or smaller computer to accept programs from a newer or larger one. Also known as backward compatibility.

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No references found			Yen Hsiang-yu, MIC industry analyst, explains that the 16e WiMAX CPE has been rapidly replacing 16d counterparts due to their downward compatibility, leading to a generation-shift period. Shipments of networking/communication products seesaw in Q1: MIC by The Taiwan Economic News A newer standard proposed by JVC, preserving the downward compatibility with the VHS format. Glossary of Terms (S - Z) - CCTV by Eleanor Ramsay / Computers and Internet community Ensuring full downward compatibility with legacy systems while offering unprecedented capacity and swift data transfer rates certainly entitles the MO group to use "High Performance" in its committee's name. High Performance? Hiub Density? We Need Both by Glatzer, Hal / Computer Technology Review			Downpatrick downpipe downpipe shoe downrange downrush Downs Downs cell Downs, North, and South Downs Downs, The downsample downscale downsizing downslope time downspout downstage downstairs downstream downthrow Downtime Downtime Coefficient Downtonian Stage downtown Downtown Hoedown downturn downward closed downward compatibility downwarp downwash downwelling downwind Downy cocktail Downy Mildew downzoning Dowry Dows, David dowser dowsing dowsing rod Dowson Dowson, Ernest Christopher Dowtonian Dowty prop Doxiades, Constantinos Doxiadis, Constantinos Apostolos doxology Doyle Memorial State Park Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Doyle, Sarah Elizabeth Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan doz			Downtown Youth Center Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association downtowner downtowner downtowners downtowners downtowns downtowns downtrend downtrend downtrends downtrends Downtrod downtrodden downtrodden downturn downturn downturn downturning downturning downturning downturns downturns downturns Downunder Downunder Downvoters Claim Another Victim downward Downward Characteristic Graph Downward closed downward compatibility Downward compatible Downward erosion downward inclination downward incline Downward Light Output Ratio Downward Long-Wave Radiation Flux Downward Longwave Radiation Downward Looking Downward Looking Infra Red Downward Looking Sonar downward mobility Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity Downward Real Wage Rigidity Downward Short-Wave Flux Downward Short-Wave Radiation Flux Downward Shortwave Radiation Downward Vertical Velocity downward(s) downward-arching Downward-facing dog Downward-Looking Ground Penetrating Radar downward-sloping downwardly downwardly mobile downwardly mobile downwardly mobile

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