Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forward compatible

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: for-ward -com-pat-i-ble
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.

Example Sentences

"In order to be forward compatible, we keep a configurable list of valid keywords that we don't understand."

Etymology

Back-formation from forward compatibility.

Inflected Forms

more forward compatible (comparative) most forward compatible (superlative) forwards compatible (alternative)

Phrases

backward compatible forward compatibility

Frequently Paired Words

backward compatible forward compatibility

Questions

What does forward compatible mean?: Capable of interoperating with anticipated future systems.
Where does forward compatible come from?: Back-formation from forward compatibility.

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