backward compatibility

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbækwɜːd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/
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• General-American: /ˈbækwɜɹd kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
  Play
• General-American: [-ɾi]
  Play
• rhymes with -ɪlɪti
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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From backward (adjective) + compatibility (noun).

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 向後兼容 /向后兼容 (xiànghòu jiānróng) — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Czech: zpětná kompatibilita — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Danish: bagudkompatibilitet — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Finnish: taaksepäin yhteensopivuus — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• French: compatibilité descendante — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• French: rétrocompatibilité — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Galician: retrocompatibilidade — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Georgian: უკუთავსებადობა (uḳutavsebadoba) — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• German: Abwärtskompatibilität — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• German: Rückwärtskompatibilität — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Japanese: 後方互換性 (kōhō gokansei) — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Korean: 하위 호환성 (hawi hohwanseong) — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Māori: hototahi whakamuri — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Portuguese: retrocompatibilidade — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Portuguese: compatibilidade retroativa — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Portuguese: compatibilidade reversa — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Russian: обра́тная совмести́мость (obrátnaja sovmestímostʹ) — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Spanish: retrocompatibilidad — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this
• Swedish: bakåtkompatibilitet — capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with older systems; an instance of this