| update | |
| 1. n. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known. | |
| He gave me an update on the situation in New York. | |
| 2. n. A change in information, a modification of existing or known data. | |
| I just made an update to the Wikipedia article on guerillas. | |
| 3. n. An additional piece of information. An addition to existing information. | |
| I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome. | |
| 4. n. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade. | |
| Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM. | |
| I have a couple of updates to install on your laptop. | |
| 5. n. A version of something which is newer than other versions. | |
| You should try the update: it rocks. | |
| 6. v. To bring (a thing) up to date. | |
| I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction. | |
| 7. v. To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments. | |
| Update me on what happened while I was away. | |
