# updating

Pronunciation: say "up-DAY-ting" /ʌpˈdeɪtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of making something current by adding new information or correcting what has fallen out of date.
   - Simple: The act of changing something to make it newer or correct.
   - _The updating of the museum's catalog revealed several misattributed paintings._
   - _Frequent updating of the schedule ensures passengers see the latest departure times._

## Verb

2. Present participle of update. — present participle and gerund of update
   - Simple: Present participle of update. Use it for something happening right now.
   - _The team is updating the database to fix the broken records._
   - _Engineers are updating the firmware on thousands of devices this week._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/updating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).