bug compatibility
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The compatibility between two systems down to the specific bugs exhibited by the implementations.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In some types of software with specific needs, it is necessary to replicate even the bugs of previous versions of the software to maintain bug compatibility."
- "Hyrum's law tells us that a failure to maintain bug compatibility in newer editions will surely lead to breakages, even if the API never promised those behaviors to begin with."