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Crosswords: BACKWARD COMBATABILITY |
| Specialty definitions using "BACKWARD COMBATABILITY": backward compatible ♦ connector conspiracy. (references) |
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Computing | Backward combatability /bak'w*rd k*m-bat'*-bil'*-tee/ n. [CMU, Tektronix: from `backward compatibility'] A property of hardware or software revisions in which previous protocols, formats, layouts, etc. are irrevocably discarded in favor of `new and improved' protocols, formats, and layouts, leaving the previous ones not merely deprecated but actively defeated. (Too often, the old and new versions cannot definitively be distinguished, such that lingering instances of the previous ones yield crashes or other infelicitous effects, as opposed to a simple "version mismatch" message.) A backwards compatible change, on the other hand, allows old versions to coexist without crashes or error messages, but too many major changes incorporating elaborate backwards compatibility processing can lead to extreme software bloat. See also flag day. Source: Jargon File. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 41 43 4B 57 41 52 44 43 4F 4D 42 41 54 41 42 49 4C 49 54 59 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011 01010111 01000001 01010010 01000100 00100000 01000011 01001111 01001101 01000010 01000001 01010100 01000001 01000010 01001001 01001100 01001001 01010100 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B A C K W A R D   C O M B A T A B I L I T Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0041 0043 004B 0057 0041 0052 0044 0043 004F 004D 0042 0041 0054 0041 0042 0049 004C 0049 0054 0059 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3635374557355238237494736355435364346435459 |
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