breaking change
A change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to failA change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications.
Meaning
1 sensesA change in one part of a software system that potentially causes other components to fail; occurs most often in shared libraries of code used by multiple applications.
Not possible to fix old entries without a breaking change, so remap old to new in import lib.
Forms
plural: breaking changes| Singular | breaking change |
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Word family
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