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upgrade

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  upgrade 
  n  1:  an  upward  slope  or  grade  (as  in  a  road);  "the  car  couldn't 
  make  the  grade"  [syn:  {ascent},  {acclivity},  {rise},  {raise}, 
  {climb}]  [ant:  {descent}] 
  2:  the  property  possessed  by  a  slope  or  surface  that  rises 
  [syn:  {rise},  {rising  slope}] 
  v  1:  rate  higher;  raise  in  value  or  esteem  [ant:  {downgrade}] 
  2:  to  improve,  esp.  something  that  was  old  or  outdated;  "I've 
  upgraded  my  computer  so  I  can  run  better  software."  "The 
  company  upgraded  their  personnel" 
  3:  give  a  promotion  to  "raise  in  rank";  assign  to  a  higher 
  position  [syn:  {promote},  {advance},  {kick  upstairs},  {raise}, 
  {elevate}]  [ant:  {demote}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  upgrade 
 
  1.  A  new  or  better  version  of  some  {hardware}  or  {software}. 
 
  Often  used  in  {marketroid}-speak  to  mean  "{bug  fix}". 
 
  2.  The  act  of  developing  or  installing  a  new  version. 
 
  (1995-03-14)




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