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backport

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Verb

  1. To retroactively supply (to a previous version of a software product) a fix, or a new feature, at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.
  2. To retroactively supply (a fix or a new feature) to a previous version of a software product at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.
  3. To re-release software on its original or a previous platform with new features, after its release on a different platform.

Noun

  1. An act of backporting.
  2. A software program that has been backported.

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