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What (who) is downward compatibility - definition

PROPERTY OF A SYSTEM, PRODUCT, OR TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS FOR INTEROPERABILITY WITH AN OLDER LEGACY SYSTEM, OR WITH INPUT DESIGNED FOR SUCH A SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTING
Backwards compatibility; Backward compatible; Backward-compatible; Backwards compatible; Backwards-compatible; Backward-compatibility; Backwards-compatibility; Downward compatible; Backwards Compatibility; Backwards compatability; Downward compatibility; Downward Compatibility; Hysterical raisins; Format rot; Legacy compatibility; Bugwards compatible; Bugwards compatibility; Bugward compatible; Bugward compatibility; Backward-incompatible; Breaking changes; Breaking change; Translation compatibility; Hysterical reasons; Retrocompatibility; Retrocompatible
  • The first model of the [[Wii]] features backward compatibility with its predecessor, the [[GameCube]], having the ability to run its discs and use its controllers and memory cards.

hysterical reasons         
(Or "hysterical raisins") A variant on the stock phrase "for historical reasons", indicating specifically that something must be done in some stupid way for backward compatibility, and moreover that the feature it must be compatible with was the result of a bad design in the first place. "All IBM PC video adaptors have to support MDA text mode for hysterical reasons." Compare bug-for-bug compatible. [Jargon File]
backwards compatibility         
backward compatibility         
<jargon> Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. Sometimes backward compatibility is limited to being able to read old data but does not extend to being able to write data in a format that can be read by old versions. For example, WordPerfect 6.0 can read WordPerfect 5.1 files, so it is backward compatible. It can be said that Perl is backward compatible with awk, because Perl was (among other things) intended to replace awk, and can, with a converter, run awk programs. See also: backward combatability. Compare: forward compatible. (2003-06-23)

Wikipedia

Backward compatibility

Backward compatibility (sometimes known as backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially in telecommunications and computing.

Modifying a system in a way that does not allow backward compatibility is sometimes called "breaking" backward compatibility.

A complementary concept is forward compatibility. A design that is forward-compatible usually has a roadmap for compatibility with future standards and products.