upgradable

up·grade  (pgrd)

v. up·grad·ed, up·grad·ing, up·grades

v.tr.

1. To raise to a higher grade or standard: upgrading their military defenses.

2. To improve the quality of (livestock) by selective breeding for desired characteristics.

3. Computer Science

a. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.

b. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

v.intr.

1. To exchange a possession for one of greater value or quality; trade up.

2. Computer Science To replace software or hardware with an upgrade.

n.

1. The act or an instance of upgrading.

2. Computer Science

a. A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version.

b. A hardware device that provides greater performance than an earlier model.

3. An upward incline.

adv. & adj.

Uphill.

Idiom:

on the upgrade

Improving or progressing.

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upgrada·ble adj.

Translations

upgrad(e)able

adj computer system etc → ausbaufähig (→ to auf +acc), → nachrüstbar (→ to auf +acc)