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updater

updater

1 3.8
A person or program that installs the newest changes for software
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌdeɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : actualizador
  • You should run the updater regularly to ensure that your programs are always up to date.

What doesn't matter as much, what can be saved, not forever, not cancelled, but saved for some future version, some future updater iteration.

Examples

  • This new updater is actually an updated version of the one featured in older versions of CyanogenMod, so it should feel relatively familiar to old school users.

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  • Additionally, the installer contains not one, but three pieces of software: a toolbar, WinZip registry optimizer, and WinZip driver updater.

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  • As we combine these efforts with other efforts, such as the background updater, we are making it increasingly more effective.

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  • Then, launch Software Updater from Dash/menu and use it to upgrade your packages.

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  • One drawback of this new updater is that it does not support push notifications.

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  • Plantronics is also offering the "MyHeadset Updater."

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  • This is a standard update that you can download through the in-game updater itself if you already have 4.000 or later.

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  • I always update my phone through CM Updater, so I'm running the latest CM10 nightly.

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  • I particularly like FF, as it does not run an updater-checker in the background, like Chrome and Safari.

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  • The software updater automatically installs the latest features and security patches for your applications.

Synonyms

upgrader
vsupdater
1 4.2

A person or device that makes software and equipment newer and better

brings things current by installing the latest changes and information
patcher
vsupdater
  • Specialized
4.2

A person or tool that fixes software and repairs damaged materials

brings things fully current by installing the latest comprehensive changes

Antonyms

neglecter
7.3

A person who gives little care to someone they should look after

How Upgrading

overhaul
73 5.1
modernizer
1 4.6
upgrader
1 4.2
updater
  • Specialized
1 3.8
restorer
6 5.0

Surface Forms

updater singular
updaters plural

Morphology

updater = update (transparent) = up + date + er

Agentive '-er' added to the verb 'update' yields 'updater' meaning one who or which updates; straightforward for learners who know 'update'.

Etymology

Updater is formed from up + date + -er, where up means 'toward a higher or later time', date means 'a day or time', and -er means 'one who does'. So an updater is like a person or a tool that moves a program forward on the calendar — in short, it brings software 'up to date'.